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whisperingwalt
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since 2010-04-29

Posts 240
Coquitlam, BC, Canada

0 posted 2010-05-28 10:24 AM

Clean Sheet to Write On

On this morning I reflect
Upon this gift I've been given
A clean sheet of paper
To write whatever I want
In whatever manner I choose
No matter what I wrote yesterday
Or may write tomorrow
This page is mine alone
And I am the author
The manager of my moment
And when the page is full
I will file it away
As tomorrow I will receive
Another clean sheet of paper
and I will humbly reflect
Upon this precious gift...
...that is my life.

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

1 posted 2010-05-28 12:12 PM

Life reflected on paper. That's the only way I can remember my life these days. Some of the paper is so old it takes on a parchment color.

easy1
Senior Member

since 2010-05-22

Posts 1209
Southeastern USA

2 posted 2010-05-28 12:53 PM

Very nicely written. I guess that to avoid the previous day's impressions one should tear off each page and write on a blotter, rather than just use the tablet as such.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2010-05-28 05:51 PM

quote:
This page is mine alone
And I am the author
The manager of my moment

Yes you are! It is both a gift and a responsibility.

Very good write!

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2010-05-28 06:38 PM

Absolutely lovely!!

Life isn't about how to survive the storm...
But how to dance in the rain.

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

5 posted 2010-05-28 07:31 PM

Would that my students could view their lives with such clarity. I like the style and feel of this one.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

whisperingwalt
Member

since 2010-04-29

Posts 240
Coquitlam, BC, Canada

6 posted 2010-05-29 01:20 AM

Thank you all for taking your time and posting your encouraging and kind comments.ww

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

7 posted 2010-05-29 08:51 AM

I liked this piece and I can appreciate your thoughts. Except I have crumpled so many pieces of paper trying to get my thoughts down right.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2010-05-29 10:49 AM

Yo Whisperingwalt,

That's the way every day of a person's life should be viewed.

I liked this poem.

Bobby

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

9 posted 2010-05-29 08:22 PM

I, also, like this. It reminds me of how inspirational a clean sheet of paper can be to write or draw on. I have a poem whispering in my head all day today.

A

Richy
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 3050

10 posted 2010-05-30 02:40 AM

"The manager of my moment"

Ahhh, very nice, the book of our lives.

No wonder my book is nothing but blank pages?

Very well done.
Richard

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