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Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

0 posted 2001-04-03 08:48 PM

I have been defeated
so many times before,
but I have picked myself up
from off of that cursed floor.

How many times can I lose
without finally giving in?
How often must I fall
before I finally win?

Thought things had started to change;
that I was indeed on the right track,
I just wanted to move ahead
without ever looking back.

Things are not always
the way that they might seem,
and life is not that simple;
it's not just a happy dream.

Now I carry the scars
born of defeats from the past.
With time, the wounds will heal
and only the scars will last.

Oh, I might face defeat
time and time again;
but I'll rise up from the floor,
because I KNOW where I have been.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Mother_Earth
Senior Member

since 2000-11-20

Posts 1370
1/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan

1 posted 2001-04-03 10:10 PM

Gentle Spirit, great and wonderful! You are off the floor and will learn for your test. I like your spunk. Hugs, ME

Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16

Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA

2 posted 2001-04-03 10:14 PM

As long as you know where you have been and where you are going, you'll be just fine. I love the determination!!

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Joyce Johnson

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since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

3 posted 2001-04-03 10:17 PM

Gentle Spirit youhave the right spirit. Good for you and good poem. Joyce

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

4 posted 2001-04-04 07:54 AM

Thanks to all of you. Sometimes ya just gotta get back up. *w*

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

bslicker

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since 2000-12-04

Posts 2321
state of mind

5 posted 2001-04-27 06:16 AM

Great write and flow in this piece.
Bernie

A smile a day keeps the world in smile's.
Bernie Slicker

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

6 posted 2001-04-27 07:22 AM

Bernie, thank you, I do appreciate that! *s*

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

PoemCrazy
Member

since 2000-11-30

Posts 159

7 posted 2001-04-27 05:52 PM

fall seven times,
stand up eight.

-japanese proverb...tom

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

8 posted 2001-04-27 06:41 PM

GS this has a wonderful message and cadence..
Im glad it got brought back up so I didnt miss it...
these pages just fly now..
geesh

great write of empowerment!

Though my soul may sit in darkness,
It will arise in perfect light.
For I have loved the stars too fondly ...
To be fearful of the night.

PortuguesePoet
Junior Member

since 2001-04-24

Posts 34

9 posted 2001-04-27 06:46 PM

Every fall is one closer to SUCESS....Loved this poem imensely and so very true....Never surrender, never quite for sooner or later it shall all come true.....

Gentle Spirit
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Posts 13989

10 posted 2001-04-27 07:45 PM

Poemcrazy, that is so true, no matter how many times we fall.......we gotta get back up. Thank you.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

11 posted 2001-04-27 07:47 PM

Janet, they move so fast I find myself going back a few pages to make sure I don't miss anything spectacular. I wrote this one just as a reminder on a bad day, that the sun will shine again.....no matter how dark things seem to get at times. Self confirmation or something like that I guess.
Thanks sweet lady.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

12 posted 2001-04-27 07:48 PM

P.Poet, I am so glad that you enjoyed this.
Ha Ha, my daddy didn't raise a quiter....I can never thank him enough for that. Thank you for stopping by. *s*

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

latin passion
Senior Member

since 2001-04-26

Posts 576

13 posted 2001-04-28 12:24 PM

This hit home, So when I wake up tomorrow I'll be greeted with the sun's rays of new hope of what will be a great day. LP

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

14 posted 2001-04-28 01:38 AM

Awesome! Your poem and message were wonderful, and I am sure no quiter either, no way! lol

Please visit me at my new homepage:
http://www.mysteria-poetry.cityslide.com/contents/contents/cfm/451673

BloomingRose
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since 2000-08-09

Posts 3092
Florida

15 posted 2001-04-28 07:26 AM

When your down keep looking up. Sunshine always follows rain.
**Warm hugs**
Deb

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

16 posted 2001-04-28 09:27 AM

Never say you're defeated, never surrender and only win that which is worth something!!!!!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

17 posted 2001-04-28 10:09 AM

LP, let's hope the sun is shining for us all, and if by chance it's raining.......theres always tomorrow. Thanks.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

18 posted 2001-04-28 10:11 AM

Mysteria, I get the feeling that neither one of us knows the meaning of the words quit....it's a strength from deep inside. I see this in your words often. Thanks for stopping by and hugs.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

19 posted 2001-04-28 10:12 AM

Deb, so true those words are! Thanks and hugs.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

20 posted 2001-04-28 10:13 AM

Agreed Rose. Anything that is truly worth having is definately worth fighting for.....*s* Thanks hon!

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

21 posted 2001-04-29 12:01 PM

Gentle Spirit - I see from whence you received your name. This is most true, and you have described many places that I have resided. And these words are so real.

'Now I carry the scars
born of defeats from the past.
With time, the wounds will heal
and only the scars will last.

Oh, I might face defeat
time and time again;
but I'll rise up from the floor,
because I KNOW where I have been.

BC

Secret Whisper
Member

since 2001-01-25

Posts 298
Through the Looking Glass

22 posted 2001-04-29 01:15 AM

Absolutely wonderful! Brilliant poem! I only wish I had as much tallent as you!

"I am not alive enough to kill myself." - Mary Ipal

Gentle Spirit
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Posts 13989

23 posted 2001-04-29 10:39 AM

Bill, I think many of us have resided in such places, and have grown stronger for it. The name came from a sweet poet friend who was trying to help me pick a name that would fit. Thanks.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

24 posted 2001-04-29 10:41 AM

SW, thank you so much. You blush me with kindness...thanks. *s*

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

25 posted 2001-04-29 04:37 PM

Somehow, knowing where I've been doesn't keep me from going there again... the first 3 verses are so familiar they could be my theme! *S* But along with the scars, you show plenty of strength... well done!

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

26 posted 2001-04-29 05:42 PM

Sutheren, it took me about twenty years to quite going there, but now that I'm not.....I'm never planning on going back....or forgetting where I was. Thank you and hugs.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

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