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0 posted 2001-02-20 08:24 PM


***Just a note, I haven't lost anyone to death.. I just lost them to someone who can "help them grow". Thanks of reading***


I was given a seed one day
And the power to make it grow
I prepared the earth to hold it
Then it was time to sow

It took a few days of waiting
And ever patient care
But finally, a little green plant
Could be seen growing there

I loved the life I did possess
More than it ever knew
I dedicated my life to making sure
That the little green sprout grew

I gave the sprout food every day
I gave it water and sun
But time did pass, and the little seed
Was smaller than it had begun

My heart turned to see my seed
Grow weaker by the day
I tried everything to make it grow
I just couldn’t find a way

My little sprout was turning brown
And I could only look and cry
As I watched this little life
Slowly shrivel up and die

One day, a lady came to me
And said, “There is one way, you see
That your plant can possibly survive
You must let it go with me”

The soil wasn’t right for my seed
And it couldn’t thrive and grow
So, I did the hardest thing
I let my little plant go

I see my little seed sometime
It’s grown into a tree
I’m glad to see it living
Although it’s not with me

I smile each time I see it
Although I also weep
I think of it each waking hour
And also while I sleep

I loved my little seed enough
To know when to let go
Although I wish it was with me
I wish I could make it grow

True love is when you love someone
More than they will know
You’d rather cry alone each night
Than never see them grow

When you love someone enough
Sometimes you have to know
When they can live and grow with you
And when you have to let go




"Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel."-Machiavelli

© Copyright 2001 Erica N. - All Rights Reserved
sweetstuff101
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1 posted 2001-02-20 08:30 PM


aaaaaw how pretty!!! I love it!! Letting someone go is always hard, but your poem is very true. You have to let them go sometime or another, or eventually they will leave you for good and it will hurt soooooo much more! Well I really really like ur poem!! It flows well, excellent job! Keep writing!!

Much Luv,
Priscilla


How come it is so easy for a person to say "I hate you," but it is so difficult for someone to say "I love you" and really mean it????


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2 posted 2001-02-20 09:32 PM


i love those rhytmic poems that tell a wonderful story, what a great post.. thanks for your wisdoms!

JR


When life dims to a perish, my life will become a quote in itself...

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3 posted 2001-02-20 09:47 PM


aaww! That was so sad and sweet... taught me something, though. Glad you found the strength to let whoever it is go...

Rhonda


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"When I find the right guy for me, I'll love him no matter what he does or what he's like"

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4 posted 2001-02-20 09:59 PM


Hey this was a very very sweet poem!! It kinda makes you think about how much you can love just anything!! Great job and I will hope to year more soon!!
Luv ya,
cutie

If you love someone you would go to the end of the world for them!



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5 posted 2001-02-20 10:11 PM


Erica, this is wonderful
My favorite of yours as far as i'm concerned
it's most beautiful
thanks for the uplifting words

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S.

Kit McCallum
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6 posted 2001-02-21 07:27 AM


Applause!!! Bravo Erica ... this was just wonderful! You've woven the story so well, and used such great visual images to carry the reader through your thoughts fluently. I love the sentiments you've described ... such a wonderful message, and portrayed beautifully!

Best wishes,
/Kit

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7 posted 2001-02-21 02:45 PM


Ohhh, I love it! Love it love it!! Going into the library it is! haha, yes, wisdom is good. Umm... I cna't think of much to say, I've been awake and screaming for over 24, so I'm out!

"Some men see things as they are and say why.
I dream things that never were and say why not." ~RFK

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8 posted 2001-02-21 04:05 PM


Wow. This is the poem I've been trying to write ever since forever. Thank you for doing it for me. Take care.
~Carly


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9 posted 2001-02-21 06:10 PM


Awwwww carly is sad cuz you took her poem.

Anyway Nicely done here.......quite the nice poem......I couldn't have done it!



I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

Shygirl82
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10 posted 2001-02-21 06:29 PM


WOW excellent poem..you conveyed alot of emotion through this poem. I know how hard it to let someone go and takes alot of strength to realize that it was the right thing to do.
Always,
~Nikki~

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11 posted 2001-02-21 08:33 PM


awesome poem! very beatutiful. Well done with this one! Keep em coming...

*Jennifer

"My nightmare isn't fearing what I dream... It's waking up, knowing what I'll see."

Starr
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12 posted 2001-02-22 04:28 AM


I love this one alot. Written with a touch of perfection and a dash of excellence. It is always hard when you have to give up someone or something you love. It's never easy.... hope you get through this ordeal...
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