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Goodknight
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0 posted 2002-07-19 04:34 PM


so many senseless tragedies - my muse dug this out of me.


Please blame me if it helps
I am love and give it all
I know your hurts
I know your pain
If you need to hate me do
All I ask it that you try
To do the loving things I offer
The world can be a better place
Humans can give so much more
To help each other become much much more
I can’t believe what comes to pass
When you hurt each other, which lasts and lasts
It is just so hard to see the pain
It is so hard to see the harm
So blame me if you need a way
To get through all you have to today
But please don’t say I have a plan
That allows for killing of little children
Or harming of any of you
To explain away the tragedies that befall
That hurts me so as how can love
Be so callous to allow such pain in a plan
Another thing that isn’t right
Is to claim I brought a child home
When death surrounds them like a stone
How could a loving god require
That lives would end before they give
All of the love each human has
For all the others they may touch
So hate me – blame me – say I failed
But I cannot bring anyone’s death about
And my plan is love not pain or clout
I offer chances to you all
And I cry with you whenever you fall



© Copyright 2002 Paul Tofte - All Rights Reserved
the_loner_23
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1 posted 2002-07-19 04:36 PM


Very sad

Cold hands means a warm heart

Mark Bohannan
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2 posted 2002-07-19 04:39 PM


Wise are the words you have rested before us and not only have you taught with these words in their meaning but you teach a method of penning that makes the read so very smooth in it's lessons.  Much wisdom presented here and presented in a marvelous way.  Much enjoyed.
Goodknight
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3 posted 2002-07-19 04:42 PM


loner - thanks for the read - yes tragedy is sad
Mark - thanks for your review - your words are humbly accpeted - it is nice to have one read and hear what I needed to say - thanks for the nice comments - Paul

Martie
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4 posted 2002-07-19 04:57 PM


Paul

"Another thing that isn’t right
Is to claim I brought a child home
When death surrounds them like a stone
How could a loving god require
That lives would end before they give
All of the love each human has"

An interesting and provocative poem...so many thoughts on the subject are hard for me to deal with...but, I certainly agree about love.  Thank you for posting this.

Goodknight
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5 posted 2002-07-19 05:13 PM


Martie - I am not always so sure how to respond to these thoughts either - these just demanded airing - thanks for your read and for pondering the essence of love - Paul
N orth Carolina Girl
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6 posted 2002-07-19 05:26 PM


This was so sad and filled with so much emotion.

Juanita

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7 posted 2002-07-19 06:53 PM


Very well done Paul..
so much to ponder here...
such a sad thing to happen.
~Hugs~

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dancing with you in the summer rain~

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8 posted 2002-07-19 07:37 PM




(big hugggssssss) Oh Paul, this is so very sad, sweet friend, it saddens me to see rivalries between each other in this world when we all should be following the simple creed of loving one another and making the world a harmonious place! (sad sigh) I join your thoughts and encourage all to hug someone everyday and love one another for who they are, sweet friend, know deep down He will always love us all, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Paul, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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9 posted 2002-07-20 08:50 AM



Ah yes Paul...these are the times that try men's souls...and we wonder why God would let things happen, and indeed, he has not, but we have let ourselves down, and it is in the mirror we must look...

sometimes we think we have done our best, and what we fail to realize is that we are not done doing our best, and that we have to encourage others never to get discouraged, and help them continue to give their best as well...it is only in that cycle will we see a turnaround of compassion.

Those who think "whatever I do isn't going to change the world" are wrong...everything they do IS a ripple on the water...and we've got to start making waves...

thanks for the read Paul...I needed this one today....

Paul Wilson
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10 posted 2002-07-20 09:27 AM


How many times have we asked ourselves the question " WHY " Very Touching.
I just finished one simular to this one but haven't posted it yet.

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11 posted 2002-07-20 11:31 AM


I feel so sad about everythng, too. I don't blame God, but I don't understand, either.
Sandra

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12 posted 2002-07-20 03:56 PM


so true...thank you for sharing!!

Charisma

Goodknight
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13 posted 2002-07-20 07:49 PM


Juanita - thanks for your review and comments - sometimes things are sad
Nancy - thanks for the read and foe you comments - it is so sad and there are lots of things to ponder...appreciate your kind words - Paul
Noah - thanks Noah for you thoughtful and loving words - Paul
Sunshine - your thoughts are interesting and have so much substance and truth to them - thanks for the read and for the comments and I am glad this was something you needed - I needed to write it - Paul
Paul - so many questions - I look forward to your poem - thanks for the kind comments - Paul
Sandra - I don't understand and I have blamed god but I don't think the answer is as simple as that - thanks for your commnets and for reading - Paul
Charisma - thanks for the read and for your comments - Paul

NewEnglandlazurlu
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14 posted 2002-07-20 10:31 PM


It's difficult to respond to this as there is so much emotion and many lines to ponder. I wish many times there were answers. But then, life and death would not be a mystery. All I know in my heart is that God's ways are not our ways.
Thank you for giving me much to think about. Hugs, Marti

"Even if life is full of thorns, I still embrace it for I know that in between those thorns, there is a rose worth all the pain."

Poet deVine
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15 posted 2002-07-20 11:23 PM


Sometimes words are not necessary to express how a poem makes us feel..this one made me feel so many things...simply:


thank you

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