Collected Poems of Samuel Chiou, Volume 1: 2018-2022

"Kathy" (beloved OT who retired) 9/12/18

K: KIND
A: AWESOME
T: TRUSTWORTHY
H: HELPFUL
Y: YOU HAVE BEEN THE MOST LOVING PERSON TO WORK WITH. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. I LOVE YOU.

"Julia" 11/12/2018

J: JUST
U: UNDERSTANDING.
L: LOTS OF MOM IN YOU.
I: INCREDIBLE.
A: ALWAYS LOVING.

"Mindy" 12/2018

M: MOST FABULOUS MOTHER
I: I'LL LOVE YOU FOR LIFE
N: NOTORIOUSLY
D: DETERMINED
Y: YOU PICKED ME TO BE YOURS.

"Dale" 10/17/2019

D: DEVOTED
A: ALWAYS TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE
L: LOVING
E: EVER SO LOVELY.

"Kindness" 2/3/2020

K: Knots have their strength
I: In tying together
N: Never half because the love ties 
D: Down two strands.
N: Nice gestures join hearts
E: Each time friends
S: Stop by and
S: Show how much they need each other.

2/13/20: Valentine's Day fill-in-the-blanks

I know YOU (Dawnmarie) love me because PATIENCE IS YOUR GAME.

I know LISA loves me because SHE READS TO ME IN THE NIGHT DIVIDED. 

I know MOM loves me because SHE GOES TO ANY LIONESS MEASURE FOR HER CUBS.

I know DAD loves me because HE BAPTIZED ME.


 "Alena" 10/27/2020

A: ADDITIONS OF BABIES GET TONS OF LOVE
L: LUCKY SOULS YOU MOTHER.
E: EYE ON OTHERS' NEEDS
N: NEVER YOUR OWN
A: A GREAT SOURCE OF PEACE AND LOVE.


"He who must not be named" 11/11/2020

T: TOO BAD
R: REGISTERED VOTERS UPENDED YOU.
U: UTTER NO WHINE.
M: MAY RIGHTEOUSNESS INFUSE THE SYSTEM.
P: PRAYING THAT THIS HINT IS LOUD AND CLEAR.

"Henry" 2/2/2021

H: HOW HAVE I BEEN SO LUCKY INTO
E: ETERNITY TRAVELING WITH YOU?
N: NEVER DID THERE LIVE A MORE EARNEST
R: RESPECTED MAN OF GOD.
Y: YOU ARE MY TRUSTED INSPIRATION FOR MY EARTHLY JOURNEY.


"Destiny" Wedding Poem for Julia and Scott's reception 11/2/2021

D: DESTINY OR GOD'S 
E: EXCELLENT PLAN TO INVENT A PERFECT DUO, JULIA AND 
S: SCOTT, LOVE HAS FOUND YOU AND GRACED ALL OF US HERE BY YOUR UNION. I'M 
T: THANKFUL FOR ALL YOU DO MOSTLY TO 
I: INCLUDE ME. DESTINY OR GOD'S 
N: NOBLE PLAN I'M QUITE FORTUNATE 
Y: YOU'RE MY SIBLINGS.


"Highest" 12/10/2020

H: HE IS NOT HERE
I: IN THIS MANGER.
G: GO SEEK HIM IN YOUR 
H: HEART IN WHICH HE DWELLS
E: EVERY DAY 
S: SINCE COMING HERE
T: TO SAVE THE SOULS OF THE WORLD.

"Gold, Frankincense, and Miracles" 3/8/2022

I REMEMBER SONGS HEARD ONLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

I REMEMBER MY SISTERS' VOICES SINGING.

I REMEMBER SMELLING BAKED GOODNESS FROM MOM'S KITCHEN.

I REMEMBER BOWIE RUNNING LIKE HE'D SEEN A GHOST.

I REMEMBER SITTING ON THE LEATHER SOFA WONDERING IF HE HEARD MY PLEAS, QUIETLY OR NOT SO QUIETLY SITTING IN MY WORLD WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE OF HIS BIRTH AND MY RELEASE FROM SILENCE. 

CHRISTMAS MIRACLES DON'T HAPPEN ONLY IN DECEMBER. 

"Brooke" 12/20/2022

B: BEST TIMED SURPRISE
R: RIGHT WHEN I THOUGHT NO
O: ONE COULD EVER RISE
O: OVER DM SO YOU HAD TO
K: KICK HER BUTT
E: EVER SO GRACIOUSLY.

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