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Fortune Is the Child of the Will

A philosophical Father’s Day poem for a divorced and distant father about the relationship between choice and chance:

Fortune Is the Child of the Will

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Jun 8

Want Is Oft the Windrush of the Will

A political poem about immigration:

Want Is Oft the Windrush of the Will

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Jun 1

So There You Are, Your Audience Before You

A number poem for a folksinger in the moment before beginning her performance:

A female, middle-aged folksinger with her guitar waits in the wings just before going onstage.

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May 25

Maybe in the Grip of Pain

A Memorial Day poem about love, grief, and grace:

A couple sitting on a couch holding hands grieve the recent death of their child.

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May 18

Sally Sings Incessantly

A name poem for a woman who can’t help humming the music playing non-stop in her head:

A woman hums to herself while washing dishes.

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May 11

Proverbs on Marriage

Marriage is part business, part romance; Part contract, part licensure, part dance. Why marriage? Isn’t love enough? Not really, when…

A couple getting married at the altar.

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May 4

Heave a Happy Sigh of Pain and Pride

A poem for Mother’s Day to a mother whose grown-up child is about to leave home:

Heave a Happy Sigh of Pain and Pride

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Apr 27

So Many Years! And Now We Take for Granted

A political poem, written after 9/11, about the mistake of fighting terror as you would a conventional war:

Eight people of a variety of races, religions, and genders, sitting around a table with a pen a paper in front of each of them.

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Apr 20

Forever Isn’t Endless Time

A philosophical number poem about the meaning of forever:

Forever Isn’t Endless Time

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Apr 13

The Passion of Love, the Passion of Lust

A 33rd anniversary poem contrasting the sexual pleasures of love and lust:

The Passion of Love, the Passion of Lust

Nickgo

Nickgo

I am a poet and the webmaster of a popular poetry website at www.poemsforfree.com, where I have posted over 2,000 poems and stories on a variety of topics.

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