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A Lesson In Life
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A Lesson In Life |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England 
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A Lesson In Life I’ve lifted my eyes and fixed my gaze on the light I’ll not turn again to be swallowed by despite Fear and darkness can no more hold me down No more sorrow, in my own tears I’ll not drown The road ahead beckons on, towards hope I’ll go Once more life’s river will carry me in its flow Never more will I think of this time and place I’ll look forward not backwards I’ll run my race Life can be hard but I’ve learned my lesson well Each time the wave breaks I’ll rise up and swell No more bewailing the hard knocks and pain And each time I stumble I’ll stand straight again Now I’ll cast off despair and rise to meet the day Greet and smile as I bathe in the suns warm ray Take heed of advice don’t listen to others fears Learn and understand the value of precious tears I’ve come to thank you for teaching me all this Shown me the value and the cost of your kiss You think you’ve beaten me and made me cry But its because I’ve understood pain I can fly You thought you’d leave me all alone with fear Thought I’d fail, that I’d simply go and disappear I'm smiling as I'm rising on the road to find me I’ll find real love not your counterfeits beauty So I thank you for the lesson if not for the song The tune was all right but your words were wrong Once more my head I’ll lift as on my way I go Taking my time to look I’ll keep the pace slow You’re the loser here it’s me that’s won this race I'm not bowed or beaten take a look at my face But before I leave you I want you to hear this If you want love don’t live by deceptions kiss Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
The Phoenix rises, yet again.... |
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Poeminister Senior Member
since 2000-02-26
Posts 1862Regina SK; Canada |
Well and eloquently expressed--I like the strengh in this. PM |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Lady thank you so very very muchly, this is one that I had to write. Take care and thank you love Love as always Puck  Poeminister, always you are far too nice to me love thank you so very much not that I deserve your words of praise Take care love and stuff Mushy Take back the hope you gave,- I claim |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This goes in my library. "This rose has seen red, I have been blue |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
as long as we learn the lesson love, then that's all that matters. . . great job. . .  ------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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