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 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 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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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 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 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 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 8, 2023
by thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm
An improvised life
no following footsteps
like the rest of us
it’s not what we’ve heard
professed to us
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April 5, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
All I ever wanted
was
what I found in you
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April 1, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
A passionate kiss
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March 31, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
her body
for my heart
access
for my freedom
her heart
for my soul
her fear
for my hunger
security
for need
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March 24, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I keep secrets and memories
buried deeply in my heart
the ones I treasure most
locked away from my mind
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March 15, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm

Three little lines of poetry
so easily I read
but then I found them wandering
deep inside my head
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March 12, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Sitting in the dark
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March 11, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I looked across
my shoulder, left
and there
to my surprise
I found a pair
of sparkling eyes
and finally
realized
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March 9, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm 4:20 1/7/2017

I was tempted
but I resisted
it was easy
when I had no desire
when I had no need
when I had no hunger
I said, “No”
before I met you
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March 2, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
WHEN YOU COME TO ME
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I love it
when you come
to me
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February 28, 2023
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Of all the poems
in all the world
you found mine
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February 27, 2023
by Penny Wilson Writes
Your lips trace
my curves
My heart pounds
under your fingertips
Your touch
fire
Your touch
all
Copyright (C) 2023 Penny Wilson
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January 16, 2023
by Venkat
Joint Poetry by Venkataraman L.N. and Joseph Kurian
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October 28, 2022
by thereluctantpoet
Thanks for reading and following my Series – Poetry =!!! That’s all folks!!
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Poetry =
Letters
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October 1, 2022
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Poetry =
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September 28, 2022
by thereluctantpoet
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Poetry =
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