May 15, 2023
by thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm
I love the way
that You love me
You always make it
thrilling
I crave the passion
in Your kisses
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May 14, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
SHE STILL IS MOM TO ME
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Our DNA is not the same
though we share the same last name
it doesn’t matter much to me
about our genealogy
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May 13, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
My soul it is an eagle
come join me on the flight
across the clear blue skies
to the Edges of the Night
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May 12, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I don’t know
how You can see me
from half a world away
and yet I know, You know me
from the whispered words you say
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May 11, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
—-THE DARK DAYS—-
By Charles Robert Lindholm
It was a simple little question
with an answer – Yes or No
but I had to hear her answer
and my heart just had to know
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May 10, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Any Excuse
to write
a poem
is a good one
Isn’t it?
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May 9, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
He took my wife
like a villian
in a fairy tale
fantasy
like a black knight
on a stallion
he stole my love
from me
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May 8, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
So many times I’ve struggled
so many people knew
I’d do the best I could
and somehow muddle through
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May 7, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Am I hiding in Your arms
or am I just being protected
while I’m “recharged”
with Your love
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May 6, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Softly Sundown comes
to put the day to bed
dusting off the dirt
kissing the hurts
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May 5, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I wake up suddenly
in the middle of the night
or is it morning
before the dawn’s early light
Dragged from deep, deep sleep
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May 4, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I SAW YOUR SCARS
BECAUSE I SEE YOU
BECAUSE I CANNOT
LOOK AWAY FROM YOU
YOUR HEART
AND YOUR SOUL
THEY THRILL ME
AS DOES EVERY
INCH OF YOUR SKIN
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May 3, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Little Boys, oh
You don’t stand a chance
You think “You’ll be the Man”
But You ask Her to dance
You think that You’re
The Big Man
but before too long
you’ll see
it isn’t Her who’s asking
or down upon one knee
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May 1, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
You’re supposed to be brave
You’re not supposed to cry
but I fumbled with my smile each time
I was forced to mumble, Hi!
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April 29, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I’ll sit in darkness
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April 28, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
You see me in the shadows
but never run away
You look toward me
searching for my eyes
but it’s me who looks away
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April 27, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I will stay with you
As long as you Let Me
I will be with you
As long as you want me
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April 26, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I miss you so much
When you are gone away
Out of the reach of my arms
Out of touch with my soul
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April 25, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
It takes real courage
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8 Comments »
April 24, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
If you will ask me
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April 23, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
by Charles R. Lindholm
NOT FOR FAME AND FORTUNE
HE HIDES HIS GIFT FROM SIGHT
NOT BELIEVING IN THE TRUTH
BUT STILL HE’S FORCED TO WRITE
A TIDBIT OF AN INSIGHT HERE
OR AN INSPIRATION THERE
A FUNNY THOUGHT, AN INNER FEAR
A DREAM OF LOVE OR A SIMPLE JOY
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April 22, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
The tears I cry fall
like rain upon a garden
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April 21, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Pratishruti Mohanty, Gina Gallyot and Charles Robert Lindholm
The past
was back to haunt her
with shadows
that bent over
and whispered your name
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April 20, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
—-MEMORIES OF THE PAST—-
By Charles Robert Lindholm
she’s so loving
and yet unloved
so caring
though she’s neglected
she’s giving
but never given to
a beautiful lady
who lives life unadmired
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April 19, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
If our hands touched
I could hear the secrets
your skin whispers to mine,
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April 18, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
She was a comet
in my eyes
a blazing light
across my skies
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April 17, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm

She stands high upon the bluff
a silhouette of one
lonely on the shore
It’s what she’s always done
She is a lonely beacon
that beckons all to come
unnoticed by the multitudes
but cared about by some
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April 16, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Why is it that Love hurts?
Even when things are going right
Being apart puts a hurt on your heart
that’s like being held underwater
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