Health Poems
Progressive Health
by Carl Dennis
We here at Progressive Health would like to thank you
For being one of the generous few who've promised
To bequeath your vital organs to whoever needs them.
Now we'd like to give you the opportunity
To step out far in front of the other donors
By acting a little sooner than you expected,
Tomorrow, to be precise, the day you're scheduled
To come in for your yearly physical. Six patients
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On Health
by Jan Kochanowski
My good and noble health,
Thou matter'st more then wealth.
None know'th thy worth until
Thou fad'st, and we fall ill.
And every man can see,
In stark reality,
And every man will say:
"'Tis health I need today".
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I am the Shadow in the Storm
by Robert Chase
The certainty of life’s completion is as clear as crystal
The hubris of youth recedes with each crease and line reflected in the mirror
The days of childrearing are nearing their end
Many are content to sit on their haunches to observe and advise
I refuse to wear the comfortable shawl - to rest in numb comfort
I rise - I stretch - I pick up my pack and venture forth
I will die gripping and squeezing the last drop of sunlight from my final day
Death needs that scythe to cut me down
I do not consent - I do not yield
I am the shadow in the storm catching the lightning
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Exercise
by Gayatri Iyer
Time and tide waits for no man
Take care of your body when you can
For when it is too late
You cannot blame your fate
Nor curse your genes
So, begin to exercise early in your teens.
Healthy body is the only ground
where you can stay
Till your death ,safe and sound
Do not ignore the call of health
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The Guest Ellen At The Supper For Street People
by David Ferry
The unclean spirits cry out in the body
Or mind of the guest Ellen in a loud voice
Torment me not, and in the fury of her unclean
Hands beating the air in some kind of unending torment—
Nobody witnessing could possibly know the event
That cast upon her the spell of this enchantment.
Almost all the guests are under some kind of enchantment:
Of being poor day after day in the same body;
Of being witness still to some obscene event;
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I am the Shadow in the Storm
by Robert Chase
The certainty of life’s completion is as clear as crystal
The hubris of youth recedes with each crease and line reflected in the mirror
The days of childrearing are nearing their end
Many are content to sit on their haunches to observe and advise
I refuse to wear the comfortable shawl - to rest in numb comfort
I rise - I stretch - I pick up my pack and venture forth
I will die gripping and squeezing the last drop of sunlight from my final day
Death needs that scythe to cut me down
I do not consent - I do not yield
I am the shadow in the storm catching the lightning
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Health
by Oscar Auliq-Ice
Health, oh precious health,
The foundation of our being,
Without which all our wealth,
Is nothing but an empty feeling.
A treasure beyond measure,
A gift we often take for granted,
But when we lose it altogether,
We realize how much we've squandered.
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Health Is a Treasure
by Oscar Auliq-Ice
Health is a treasure we should all hold dear
For it brings us joy and removes our fear
It is the foundation on which we stand
The key to living life to its fullest, unplanned
It starts with what we eat and how we move
The choices we make determine our groove
Fresh fruits and veggies, lean protein too
Water, sleep, and exercise all help us renew
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Accept Difference: Christen Kuikoua Health Responds
by Christen Kuikoua
What you see is just an illusion
of the whole puzzle piece,
So to define ourselves
by our Perceptions and thoughts
is to continue to live a lie and to be color blind,
And no one deserve hatred for been different,
infarct we can learn about difference and embrace it.
So Now don't close your eyes or deny the facts,
we are one people with many stories,
One human race with a colorless spirits
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इत्तिफ़ाक़
by Rafiq Pasha
हमारा पहुँचना क़ब्रिस्तान महस था एक इत्तिफ़ाक़
देखा मुतवफफी लहद में लेटे थे छोड़कर आफ़ाक़
आसमान में डूबते सूरज कि बिखरती लाली ये कहे
परिंदे लौट आए अपने घोसले भूलकर सब निफाक़
चारो ओर उदासी छाई हूवी थी, चहरे थे फ़िक्री
जानेवालो कि सिफ्र रहजाएगी यादो के औराक़
करोना का अजीब दौर था जब मौत होगई थी सस्ती
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