A Love Anthology

selected by: Cody B.

IntroductionThe theme of this anthology is love. Love is an

amazing thing which has the power to change people and the way they look at certain things. Personally, I chose love as me theme because it is the only think that has gotten me through all my problems recently. A few pieces of poetry that reflect on that are, “My Best Friend” by Tim McGraw and “When All Else Fails”, written by me.

Other people find love within a hobby or a sport. I wrote the poems “Fishin’” and “Love for the Game” because many people love being outdoors are they love playing a certain sport. A lot of people love dogs, which is my motive for writing the poem “Puppies”. As a guy, I show an incredible amount of love to the women in my life, such as my mom and my girlfriend. The poem “What’s A Mother Worth” was a great poem that I found about love towards a mother. It definitely reflects how I feel about my mom.

Table Of Contents1. Poetry by other authors

2. “My Best Friend” by Tim McGraw

5. “Love is thicker than forget” by E.E. Cummings

6. “it is so long since my heart has been with yours” by E.E Cummings

7. “it is so long since my heart has been with yours” by E.E. Cummings

8. “If those I loved were lost” by Emily Dickinson

9. “What’s a Mother Worth” by Unknown

10.“All Because of You” by Kate Reneigh Woodruff

11.“Until I Met You” by Joanne Fuchs

12.My Poetry

13.When All Else Fails (end rhyme)

14.Love For the Game (haiku)

15.Love is in the Air (quatrain)

16.Fishin’ (cinquain)

17.Puppies (acrostic)

18.Work Cited

Poetry by other

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My Best Friend (lyrics)By: Tim McGraw

I never had no one that I could count onI've been let down so many timesI was tired of hurtin'So tired of searchin'Till you walked into my life

It was a feelin' I'd never knownAnd for the first time, I didn't feel alone

You're more than a loverThere could never be anotherTo make me feel the way you doOh, we just get closerI fall in love all overEverytime I look at you

I don't know where I'd beWithout you here with meLife with you makes perfect senseYou're my best friendYou're my best friend, oh yeah

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You stand by meAnd you believe in meLike nobody ever hasWhen my world goes crazyYou're right there to save meYou make me see how much I haveAnd I still tremble when we touchAnd oh the look in your eyesWhen we make love

You're more than a loverThere could never be anotherTo make me feel the way you doOh, we just get closerI fall in love all overEverytime I look at you

I don't know where I'd beWithout you here with meLife with you makes perfect senseYou're my best friend

You're my best friend

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You're more than a loverThere could never be anotherTo make me feel the way you doOh, we just get closerI fall in love all overEverytime I look at you

I don't know where I'd beWithout you here with meLife with you makes perfect senseYou're my best friend

You're my best friendYou're my best friend

McGraw, Tim. “My Best Friend.” “MY BEST FRIEND Lyrics.” http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/tim-mcGraw-lyrics/my-best-friend-lyrics.html April 26, 2010

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love is more thicker than forgetBy E.E. Cummings

love is more thicker than forgetmore thinner than recallmore seldom than a wave is wetmore frequent than to fail

it is most mad and moonlyand less it shall unbethan all the sea which onlyis deeper than the sea

love is less always than to winless never than aliveless bigger than the least beginless littler than forgive

it is most sane and sunlyand more it cannot diethan all the sky which onlyis higher than the sky Cummings, E.E. “Love is thicker than forget.” “ E.E.

Cummings.” http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/cummings.html April 30, 2010 5

it is so long since my heart has been with yours

By E.E. Cummings

it is so long since my heart has been with yours

shut by our mingling arms througha darkness where new lights begin andincrease,since your mind has walked intomy kiss as a strangerinto the streets and colours of a town— that i have perhaps forgottenhow,always(fromthese hurrying cruditiesof blood and flesh)Lovecoins His most gradual gesture, and whittles life to eternity --after which our separating selves become museumsfilled with skilfully stuffed memories

Cummings, E.E. “It is so long since my heart has been with yours.” “ E.E. Cummings.” http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/cummings.html April 30, 2010

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If those I loved were lost by Emily Dickinson

If those I loved were lostThe Crier's voice would tell me --If those I loved were foundThe bells of Ghent would ring --

Did those I loved reposeThe Daisy would impel me.Philip -- when bewilderedBore his riddle in!

Dickinson, Emily. “If those I loved were lost.” “If those I loved were lost-poems by Emily Dickinson.” http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/emily_dickinson/poems/6104 April 29, 2010

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What's a Mother Worth?By: Unknown

I humbly appraise my mother's worth,It began with pain to give me birth,Which triggered off a love so strong,Blossoming into a life-long bond.

When needed, she was always there,Someone I realised would always care.And the older I got the more I knew,A mother's love sincere and true.

Now as I watch Mum age in years,I'm happy to help and ease her fears.Privileged now to play my part,As she did for me from the very start.

Unknown. “What’s a Mother Worth.” “Love Poems.” http://www.123lovepoems.com/ April 28, 2010

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A BETTER TOMORROW By: Yvonne Warren

I never knew there would be a better tomorrow But you've come into my life and taken away all my sorrow My days of sadness are a thing of the past Because I have found true love at last

My days of emptiness are gone for good Because you fill a void in my heart that you should

You've opened a window You've shown me the light And my love for you will continue to burn bright

Warren, Yvonne. “A Better Tomorrow.” “A Better Tomorrow Love Poem.” http://www.1lovepoems.com/pa27.shtml April 26, 2010

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All Because of You By: Kate Reneigh Woodruff

I awake each day with a smileAnd greet it with a laugh;The world is a treasure to meBecause of you.

Every time I think of something sad,I replace the thought- with you!My mind is instantly changedAnd my heart is filled with gladness.

Every breath I take is meant for you,I live this life surrounded in joyAnd I bathe in the promise of your love,My soul belongs to you.

Each time I see something beautifulI want to take it and bring it to you;My life has so much meaning nowAll because of you.

Woodruff, Kate Reneigh. “All Because of You.” “All Because of You- Love Poem.” http://www.1lovepoems.com/becauseofyou.shtml April 26, 2010

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Until I Met YouBy: Joanne Fuchs

Before I met you,I thought I was happy,

and I was,but I had never knownthe rich contentment,

deep satisfaction,and total fulfillmentyou brought to me

when you came into my life.Before I met you,

I felt a lot of things,good things,

but I had never experiencedthe indescribably intense

feelings I have for you.Before I met you,

I thought I knew myself,and I did,

but you looked deep inside meand found fresh new things

for us to share.Before I met you,

I thought I knew about love,but I didn’t,

until I met you.

Fuchs, Joanne. “Until I Met You.” “Poem Source.”

http://www.poemsource.com/love-poems.html

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My poetry!

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When All Else Fails(End Rhyme)

When all else fails you brighten my day. You make my sadness go away.

The way you make me feel so right. That everyday battle is worth the fight.

My love is forever, I swear this is true. My love is forever, forever in you.

When all else fails, you’re always there.The one who’s still with me, the one who still cares.

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Love For the Game(Haiku)

Hockey is my life.Passing, shooting, and scoring.

True love for the game.

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Love is in the Air(Quatrain)

The snow has come and gone again,Birds chirping everywhere.The endless hibernation doneAnd love is in the air!

Spring is an amazing time,So warm and full of cheer.It’s cool night air relieves the mind, So pleasant and sincere.

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Fishin’(Cinquain)

FishingGreat relaxationJigging your line

Love of the outdoorsCasting

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(Acrostic)

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Work Cited

•Cummings, E.E. “It is so long since my heart has been with yours.” “ E.E. Cummings.” http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/cummings.html April 30, 2010

•Cummings, E.E. “Love is thicker than forget.” “ E.E. Cummings.” http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/cummings.html April 30, 2010

•Dickinson, Emily. “If those I loved were lost.” “If those I loved were lost-poems by Emily Dickinson.” http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/emily_dickinson/poems/6104 April 29, 2010

•Fuchs, Joanne. “Until I Met You.” “Poem Source.” http://www.poemsource.com/love-poems.html April 21, 2010

•McGraw, Tim. “My Best Friend.” “MY BEST FRIEND Lyrics.” http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/tim-mcGraw-lyrics/my-best-friend-lyrics.html April 26, 2010

•Unknown. “What’s a Mother Worth.” “Love Poems.” http://www.123lovepoems.com/ April 28, 2010

•Warren, Yvonne. “A Better Tomorrow.” “A Better Tomorrow Love Poem.” http://www.1lovepoems.com/pa27.shtml April 26, 2010

•Woodruff, Kate Reneigh. “All Because of You.” “All Because of You- Love Poem.” http://www.1lovepoems.com/becauseofyou.shtml April 26, 2010

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