Poems for Other Occasions for Free

Here is some poetry for special occasions that you are free to use for any personal or non-commercial purpose. For a more detailed explanation of terms of use, click on Home. For other occasions and other kinds of poetry, click on Contents. All poems: copyright by Nicholas Gordon. If you would like to read or buy my poetry or fiction in book form, click on Bookstore. As in any bookstore, you can either buy or just browse. If you would like to read my fiction, click on Fiction.  Please direct all email correspondence to the webmaster at poemsforfree.com. Please direct all correspondence by mail to Nicholas Gordon, P.O. Box 3043, Fort Lee, NJ 07024. You can read my poetry on your cell phone at http://poemsforfree.mobi .

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A Gift's Been Given in Your Loved One's Name Before One Reads the Torah (Bar- and Bat Mitzvah) Bless You, My Sweet Miracle (Baptism)   Farewell, My Friend and Confidante First Communion Is a Mystery Gifts Come, More Times than Not, as Obligations (On Being Named a Godparent) Given the Fragility of Life (Get Well) Goodbye, My Darling Foster Child Goodbye, My Lover and My Friend (To a Soldier Going Off to War) Great Bosses Grant the Glory They Receive (Goodbye to a Boss)   Retirement May Not Be What It Seems Retirement Requires a Goodbye Some Losses Seem to Augur Endless Night (Sympathy) Souls Do Not Disintegrate and Die (Sympathy) Thank You for Preparing Me for Baptism Thank You for Your Recent Contribution (in a deceased's name) The Thing About Tea Parties There Is No Moment Large Enough to Hold (Retirement of a Teacher) To Mrs. Quinn, Queen of Poetry (Retirement of a Teacher) Win or Lose, What's at Stake Is Grace (World Cup)