Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	02-June 11:17:30 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 118486 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Appleton [time] => 2006-04-17 12:26:58 [hometext] => This is the first poem that I wrote. It has very special meaning to me. [bodytext] => As a punishment for telling the truth,
I was quickly taken to you.
But no punishment was found there,
Only people who really cared.

I was scared and very shy,
kept my feelings locked inside.
So afraid to love and trust,
to protect myself was a must.

The first and only father I knew,
Bouzek was father to quite a few.
He was kind and gentle as a lamb,
and sometimes called me 'Silent Sam'.

Myrtice was a really great cook,
her food would tempt with just a look.
A friend to tell your secrets to,
she would always be there for you.

Pooh-Pooh was a loving nickname,
we called our houseparent who lived with pain.
She was caring and full of cheer,
sadly missed by those who held her dear.

Many girls I knew quite well,
all had their own sad stories to tell.
Problems at home had driven them away,
they had to find another place to stay.

Appleton helped us through the years,
calmed our fears and dried our tears.
A place for teenage girls it may be,
but it will always be home to me.

[comments] => 5 [counter] => 225 [topic] => 21 [informant] => katt [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )

Appleton

Contributed by katt on Monday, 17th April 2006 @ 12:26:58 PM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems

As a punishment for telling the truth,
I was quickly taken to you.
But no punishment was found there,
Only people who really cared.

I was scared and very shy,
kept my feelings locked inside.
So afraid to love and trust,
to protect myself was a must.

The first and only father I knew,
Bouzek was father to quite a few.
He was kind and gentle as a lamb,
and sometimes called me 'Silent Sam'.

Myrtice was a really great cook,
her food would tempt with just a look.
A friend to tell your secrets to,
she would always be there for you.

Pooh-Pooh was a loving nickname,
we called our houseparent who lived with pain.
She was caring and full of cheer,
sadly missed by those who held her dear.

Many girls I knew quite well,
all had their own sad stories to tell.
Problems at home had driven them away,
they had to find another place to stay.

Appleton helped us through the years,
calmed our fears and dried our tears.
A place for teenage girls it may be,
but it will always be home to me.

Copyright © katt ... [ 2006-04-17 12:26:58]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: Appleton (User Rating: 1 )
by ButchHoward on Monday, 17th April 2006 @ 01:44:09 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Dear Katt, what a wonderful testament to some very loving people. I think you have shined a light of purity on them, mostly unseen and unknown to most, except to some very fortunate and thankful children who will never forget the feeling of being loved by those who have been touched by the hand of God. This is a gem! You should be proud!
Butch

Re: Appleton (User Rating: 1 )
by lovingcritters on Monday, 17th April 2006 @ 01:59:44 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Ahhhhhhhhh Katt dear I can see your life was a rescue, and how nice to write such a lovely testimont! I'm 69 now Katt, but I was a battered child for 18 years, and in those days.....there was no one to call for the cure!
I'm so glad you found refuge among those who really cared, and you could love........I always had Him from above, but to this day I wonder what it would have been like to be loved and not hated!
You have so much talent my dear Katt..........and you certainly know how to reach others hearts without any fear!
This was lovely dear........ Keep up the good work!
Warm love
Lovingcritters
consue

Re: Appleton (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Monday, 17th April 2006 @ 05:15:22 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

I can see why this is special to you. I hope you sent a copy to Bouzek and the others for I know they would be so proud of you and honoured to have received it.
A wonderful tribute!!!
Hugs
Jenni

Re: Appleton (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Tuesday, 18th April 2006 @ 08:39:12 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

This is very well written.

Full of references to your life that are only personal to you.

That is the beauty of poetry being able to get our feelings down on paper.

J.

Re: Appleton (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Thursday, 20th April 2006 @ 08:28:01 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

First poem, huh? There's two poets that surely write masterfully. The wordmasters, like Spike on this site and a "first timers" whose purity, passion, devotion and thankfulness puts a special into their words that trumps the most masterful wordmaster.

Congratulations! Now get on with writin' more, girl!

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com