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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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REASON’S God determines many times The sorrow that will touch our lives There is a reason why some live And why some others don’t survive There is a purpose to His way A pattern to all He contrives Some things in life are meant to be That God need never justify Would you ask a lily why It wraps and drapes a petal so Would you ask a blue jay why It nuzzles beak into the snow Did you ever wonder why The speed of mountain water’s flow I’ve never known a single soul Who ever really had to know It’s not our need to always know The things that we don’t understand We only know that God is here In painful times to lend a hand Joy and sorrow both are valid Their dimension’s in God’s plan It’s not our need to know the why That’s all we need to understand Did you ever wonder why A sparrow sings the same old song Or question whether Planet’s pathway Through the sky is right or wrong A rainbow comes and disappears We cannot beg it stay too long I never knew a single soul To ask a stream where it belongs Life’s mysteries are here to stay Just live, unquestioned, each new day Elizabeth Santos |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
You've said this so beautifully Elizabeth ... I identify so well with your sentiments in this piece ... Best wishes and prayers, /Kit |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Liz; this is wonderful! The wisdom and power of acceptance. You have said it so beautifully. Once we stop asking "why", peace reigns. Love, Ellie 02 |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth, my friend~ Sometimes yes and sometimes no I wonder where the stream does go. Splashing through it's current flowing I merely follow where it is going. Knowing that I can't stop the flow I merely follow where it does go. I rest sometimes among it's banks and take a moment to give God thanks. For just the chance to have sung the songs of the stream that from life's well have sprung. *What a wonderful inspiration you are with such beautiful words from the well-spring of your life. I love you, my friend. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Liz this is wonderful. Having true faith, enough not to question why, is sometimes the only way to live. God bless you...  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz, I envy your accepting and peace filled attitude...This is a wonderful and inspirational poem! |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Liz, I admire your perception and peacefulness as well...so beautful, this. Love to you, Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Would that I had but one drop of your dignity---much admiration here Elizabeth--you've got class and talent. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
A beautiful poem with wonderful thoughts...pure Elizabethian. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Beautiful and inspirational!  Je t'aime plus qu'hier et moins que demain." I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow (unkown) |
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mark crawford Junior Member
since 2000-05-26
Posts 11 |
Hi Elizabeth. This poem is a wonderful definition of faith. It's hard to not reason about such great mysteries and just live in faith, but your poem's suggestion to just surrender is the answer (if you can). As Pascal said, "The heart has its reasons that reason cannot know." I look forward to reading more of your poetry. mark |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
this was beautifully and delicately composed. I really loved it! Kathleen indy31_99@yahoo.com |
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A.C.Turner Member
since 2000-04-30
Posts 83Reading, Pa.Home of Bardfest |
Amen! Peace to you ACT. |
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Witch's Brat Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 100 |
I wonder about everything, and I tend to fight the things I have no power to change...but even though that is me, I still enjoyed this poem, Liz! God Bless. Witch's Brat< !signature--> I am a disturbed person, and I write about disturbed people. ~Tennessee Williams [This message has been edited by Witch's Brat (edited 05-27-2000).] |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Elizabeth~ You have such a beautiful heart and soul, it shows in this poem. Hug Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Oh, Liz, instant tears. I bow my head in awe of your peace. Your accceptance. What a poem - I don't even have a word for it - exquisite doesn't do it justice - nor does any other word I can think of. Just thank you, my friend. Thank you for sharing such a pure faith, and such a wonderful outlook on life. |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
How, How do you write just so, so, so..? You are one very remarkable person... Yeah... and you can believe "God is watching from a distance; yet too, He is a LOT closer than any of us perceive." And darnit Liz, I'm again so lost for words. Your heart has surely touched mine and Rosemary's... God bless you for such a sharing... (Lucky) Dale If I could paint a portrait, of this life in which I've led, and somehow sketch a story, of the visions in my head, I'd start out with a canvas, stretched tightly in a frame, and in the bottom corner, I'd leave room to sign my name. (Michelle A. Bartley) |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
All of your comments are so very beautiful and I thank you all for your resposes. It is very warming. To Rosemary and Lucky, I don't even know what to say. You two are an inspiration to us all, and such words from you do humble me so. Marge, thanks for the lovely poem. Your responses are incredible Liz |
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Lorraine Nisbet Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 218Jersey City, NJ USA |
Elizabeth, A great inspirational poem. Thank you for sharing. ~Lorraine |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is very comforting and beautifully done, Elizabeth. I found more peace in my life when I stopped asking 'why'. Some things we will never have an answer to. You've expressed that very well in this. Denise |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you Lorraine Denise, I'm glad you don't ask too many why's I prefer to ask, why not? Thanks, dear Liz |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I bow before you and the grace, wisdom, and beauty of this poem ... your talent awes and inpsires me Liz, truly this poem's message is exceptional... me thinks your poets pen is blessed.  with ~love~ and ~respect~, jm Some things cannot be explained by verses that rhyme, They are not measured by the commitment of time. Some emotions run too deep to be described by words, Forgiveness and understanding-remain the most beautiful words ever heard. ~Janet Marie~ "What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly" ~Lao Tze Tao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Liz, this poem is so beautiful, and so very true. Yes, all you have to do it put your faith in Him, because He already knows the reason for everything that has happened and that will happen. I'm glad that you know this, and have shared it with us. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Why life unfolds as it does Is not ours to know. There is rhyme and reason to everything, Sun and warmth or Cloud and snow. ------- Your poem is beautiful....so peaceful. My prayers are with you as always. Lovely, lovely poem. Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Janet Marie, Lovebug, and Lizzie, I just want to hug all three of you. You are so sweet and caring. "Thank you" is all I can think to say, but what I feel is so much more Liz |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
I enjoyed your read. |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Nothing short of perfection here Liz. Thank you so much for sharing. Marina |
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