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Sunshine
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0 posted 2001-04-25 11:17 PM


Turn Around

every contemplation

of your mistakes

each frame of mind

that you’ve slipped into shape

take  
one step back

when
two forward is good

and if it is requested
to turn around
look back

see what you’ve done
when you’d rather
run

turn around

open your eyes

lift your chin
say “not again”

then turn around

and go forward

in calm.


© Copyright 2001 Karilea Rilling Jungel - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-04-25 11:27 PM


Amazing!  This is a path I have been searching tonight...turning around is not so difficult as I thought...going forward, though, still elusive.  Thanks for this!
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2 posted 2001-04-25 11:29 PM


Ditto.  
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3 posted 2001-04-26 10:02 AM


Awesome piece you have given us!
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4 posted 2001-04-26 10:09 AM


Well said.  Esp. the looking back.  We MUST learn from the past.

Live for love. Without love, you don't live.


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5 posted 2001-04-26 10:27 AM


Sunshine,
Enjoyed this. *L*

Martie
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6 posted 2001-04-26 10:29 AM


Good morning Sunshine...you are very wise.
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7 posted 2001-04-26 12:02 PM


i agree with Martie ~G~
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8 posted 2001-04-26 12:40 PM


Turning... and turning... and turning... and getting dizzy... ummm.. that would be dizzier *G* ... and turning... and Sunshine? You know I don't know up from down at best of times and you invite me onto a merrygoround? LOL

Seriously... great job... you've written wisely. *S*

[This message has been edited by suthern (edited 04-26-2001).]

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9 posted 2001-04-26 01:26 PM


whoa...am dizzy...
seriously...I loved this.

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10 posted 2001-04-26 01:35 PM


Yes.....this is only the way to polish our lives........Thanx for remembring.

I love to nice poetry.

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Sunshine.... you are the best!  
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12 posted 2001-04-26 05:50 PM


"go forward in calm" ...I wish I'd said those words, Karilea.     Wonderful, as usual.

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13 posted 2001-04-26 06:01 PM


So much truth here....the past should never be forgotten but used to learn from. No matter what the past was, it brought us to what we are today and that's a positive...excellent thoughts, sunshiny one  
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