Come my friend let’s sit awhile
We’ll share a joke; We’ll share a smile
And before our visit is marked through
We’ll share what’s new with me; what’s new with you.
In My Life
Posted By ê¿ê on November 10th, 2008
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In my life I am sometimes blind
my eyes cannot see beyond the pain within me
I grieve for lost love and the passing of time
That turns us all to memory
In my life I am sometimes deaf
I cannot hear the music
Only death dirges or songs of love lost
Fill my ears with their melodies
In my life I am sometimes mute
I cannot speak nor commune
My heart is so heavy it won’t allow
The words to leave my brain
In my life I can often see
The beauty of nature that surrounds me
In those times I don’t think of me
Or sorrows that abound
In my life I can often hear
Music like rhapsodic symphony
In those times I don’t think of me
Or losses that abound
In my life I can often speak
My voice is heard by many
In those times I don’t think of me
Or horrors that abound.
Of all the times in my life
When I feel it’s the most worthy
I’m not thinking of me but only of others
Whose needs there are aplenty
Of all the times in my life
When I feel it’s least worthy
I’m thinking only of myself
And pain and sorrow are my harvest.
And so life’s lessons seen in this
Concentrate on things outside myself
That brings joy, love and self worth
To turn inwards only brings destruction.
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you made me cry…huhuhu i can so relate! i had been through a lot the pain and sadness yet until now..:( it’s difficult sometimes when you hardly expressed and no one will understand you. i am in my nutshell now!:( don’t make me cry margaret!:)
thanks for this post! it lessen the pain i feel for now!:) thanks muah!:)
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Beautiful. Your poetry is so good I am sure there are a few publishers out there who would be interested. All I can say is, keep them coming.
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This is beautiful.. I wish I could put words on thoughts and feelings like that.
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@Glorie — thank you dear. I’m sorry if I made you cry. Listen to my message and concentrate on others. Lose yourself in their needs and your sorrow and pain will grow more bearable.
@Lyndi — Thank you so much. This was not my usual type of poetry — I’m usually the traditional rhyme every other line (iambic pentameter if I remember correctly) kind of gal. I did try for a different type of symmetry. Maybe I achieved it — The real writers have yet to chime in.
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You roll madd deep, yo.
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Wow, I didn’t realise you wrote this until I read the comments. I thought it was an old poem (like written by someone who is now deceased). Great work Marge!
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Oops my comments seem to go to people’s spamfilter.. =(
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@Øyvind – not to worry — I fetch them out of spam — and it seems that some of my own comments make it there as well which is pretty odd of Askimet to do, but I will teach it better manners than to mark my friends comments as spam
Thank you — I appreciate your compliments!
@Reggie — Thank you, no I’m not dead yet…I think…I hope not anyway!
@witchypoo — Uhmmm thank you — I think
A lot of profound wisdom in those words. I take from it the meaning that when we get all focused in on ourselves all the time, we can’t possibly be happy; we’re all pretty much messed up and it’s just not pretty. But when we focus our attention on others and on helping others, we find joy. It’s hard to be depressed when you do something good for someone else.
Love it!
@Carol — Thank you and you got the meaning exactly right on the first try
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Wow, what a powerful post. Great writing, I loved it.
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My BFF is going through some serious depression and cannot see the world beyond her pain right now. I’m going to C&P for her – she could stand reading it. Thanks for sharing.
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@Talina — thank you. Your kind words mean much to me.
@tata — I hope your BFF can pull out of her depression. It’s very hard to do sometimes. My prayers are with her that she can be healed.
ê¿ê
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing!
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We enjoyed your beautiful poem.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such encouraging words regarding my (surprise) tooth removal – we appreciate it!
@Monica – thank you. I’m very glad you enjoyed it.
@Lux — hope you are feeling much better now!
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Nice poem. Very insightful and thought provoking.
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