Tragedy and trouble struck one day,

The earthquake wiped my whole village away.

As I stand amidst the dust and rubble

This - of course! - spoke to me...

Enjoy

(Whining,,,,well Armenius Started it!)

Ahem.

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I was tears

I became laughter

This is in life

What I was after

Without strife

The meaning of life

Im happy to tell:

Emmanuel!

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Ok, it's off hand...and your turn. ---Your poetic side I'd like to learn

Now be fair: not something you wrote before...it really should be extempor

Any takers?

There is a wonderful poem in Jean LIttle's book "Hey world, Here I am "  entitled "Today".

It speaks of a child who is always doing their best, always striving, always on....and the active decision to not be on....

Does anyone know it?

Is there any poetry that you just pull out ....

Decorate your life with hope

Shine its light on all

the dark emptiness

where gloom and apathy dwell

Let its glow wash over

downtrodden dreams

making them shimmer with expectation

Scatter its sparkling promise

through your day

And watch as God's grace

Dawns on the world

Pop Culture is my best guess for a location for this. Post any kind of poem you like, so long as it is written by you.

This guy is brilliant....

Touch me kiss me and hold me tight,

With every passing night,

In my humble opinion, these are words to consider this weekend....

The Radiant Christ
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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