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angelswing
Senior Member

since 2000-02-10

Posts 705
United Kingdom

0 posted 2000-03-30 11:41 AM

The Orchard of Life .

Life is like an orchard,
All the sweetness is there for taking,
But like an orchard also,
The best is,
Lost,
Forsaken .
Out of reach,
The best fruit bloom,
Only the tall can reap them,
No matter how you try and try,
Your jump will never seek them .
To you my friend,
There are four choices,
You can give up now with nout to bear,
You settle for just what you reach,
You climb the tree,
The effort’s great,
But yield,
Most rewarding .
Or best of all you get some stilts,
And stand up,
Proud and teaching,
Preach down the branch,
On which it sits,
And pluck the juicy prise all seeping .

Written by Tom Baker.

With poetry as your weapon - express your iner feelings so all may carry your sorrow, united as one .

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

1 posted 2000-03-30 11:48 AM

Oh...very wise advice Tom. I like this one

TerryW
Senior Member

since 2000-03-23

Posts 779
Louisville, Mississippi, USA

2 posted 2000-03-30 11:49 AM

Very good, Tom!
I think we can all take a lesson from you on this one!

~you reached inside, you touched my heart,
and I am all the better for it~
Terry A. Woodson, Jr.

CherylLynnMckee
Member

since 2000-03-28

Posts 215

3 posted 2000-03-30 01:29 PM

Lovely poem...great message!

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

4 posted 2000-03-31 12:32 PM

Wonderful poem with a great message..I'm getting a ladder!

Enola
Member

since 2000-02-11

Posts 138
England

5 posted 2000-03-31 06:15 AM

Are you getting a ladder yourself, young man? The juicy prize WILL be yours! Cool poem.
Love & Hugs.

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another without a look of recognition.

mete out
Member

since 2000-02-16

Posts 270
england

6 posted 2000-03-31 06:21 AM

***Tom,
If anyone is tall enough, surely it is you...?
Love Lou xxx

I am not a preacher, I just speak the world as I see it.

ESP
Member Elite

since 2000-01-25

Posts 2556
Floating gently on a cloud....

7 posted 2000-03-31 06:48 AM

What a wise poem, such a pleasure to read too. I will definitely try to take the advice you give within it. Thank you for sharing this poem with us.

Love and hugs,
Lizzie

angelswing
Senior Member

since 2000-02-10

Posts 705
United Kingdom

8 posted 2000-04-13 05:56 AM

Thanks everyone, I try to stand up tall but as you will probably already know, it is a very difficult task .

With poetry as your weapon - express your iner feelings so all may carry your sorrow, united as one .

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