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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2014-05-25 02:20 PM



I held a flower in my hand,
Its colors were alive and grand.
I decide to crush out its worth,
And give unto it a new birth.
The flower is mangled in death,
It has no beauty and no breath.
     If I could bring back the hour,
     I'd not dishonor the flower.


~*~ The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (05-25-2014 03:08 PM).]

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere
1 posted 2014-05-27 09:09 AM


A bittersweet truth
Don't we all wish we could take something back and do it over and leave a situation untouched? It is so human to try to possess and control. I like this poem as it symbolizes alot for me. Thanks my friend.

Lori

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2014-05-27 09:18 AM


Thank you Lori, even though it took two days for this poem to be commented on. Unbelievable.

~*~ The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead. ~*~

wordancer
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since 2000-07-30
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VA
3 posted 2014-05-27 09:36 AM


This could be applied to any thoughtless action that destroys or harms. Makes one think and perhaps be more thoughtful in the future.
JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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4 posted 2014-05-27 11:18 AM


You are so right, Beverly. I used the beautiful flower, but it could be a crushed beautiful relationship, or a number of other things.

~*~ The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead. ~*~

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