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Professor Gloom
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of Depression

0 posted 2003-12-24 07:19 AM



John 3 v11: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.


Hear the babe crying,
Waking from the womb,
I pause to ponder the worth
Of the tears shed at the birth,
Now it starts dying
And heads for the tomb,
Through all the pain and the fears
If it be days, weeks or years,
Death is the destination.

I tell what I know
Seen in the places I go,
Bits of light in gloom;
Reality bleak
That some in death seek
Final emancipation.
What do you offer?
Occasional coin in coffer,
Sit silent in pew
Is that the best you can do?
Can you not find cause
Share some goodness you keep,
Will you look around
Find the time to make a pause
And fix the broken things found,
Give by the doing,
What difference can you reap,
Hear the babe cooing
From more than two thousand years

Gloom



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Sadelite
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since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519

1 posted 2003-12-24 08:27 AM


I'm taken by this reminder.  Pause
nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
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Between the Lines
2 posted 2003-12-24 10:13 AM


Will you look around
Find the time to make a pause
And fix the broken things found,
Give by the doing,


(I should be an angel by now...)

j/k  liked your wordings this day

Happy Holiday Hugs, PG

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348
Florida
3 posted 2003-12-24 11:43 AM


Dearest Gloomy One,

As always your words move me.  I love the way you think, mister.

Susan


"if you won't let me fall for you
then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you"
~Dido~

[This message has been edited by Susan Caldwell (12-24-2003 11:45 AM).]

passing shadows
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displaced
4 posted 2003-12-24 12:36 PM


Thanks for the reminder.
Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14
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Canada eh.
5 posted 2003-12-24 12:41 PM


Well said Gloom...well said!
~Mistletoe hugs~

~Let peace begin with me...    

iliana
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since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434
USA
6 posted 2003-12-24 02:35 PM


truly beautiful  ............ be well this holiday season and enjoy your loved ones! ........ a friend
Zinsser
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since 2001-02-27
Posts 1641
Calif.
7 posted 2003-12-29 08:54 PM


Sit silent in pew
Is that the best you can do?
Can you not find cause
Share some goodness you keep,
Will you look around
Find the time to make a pause
And fix the broken things found,
Give by the doing,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
beautiful words....

: )

scorpio
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since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178
right...there
8 posted 2003-12-29 09:12 PM


You gave me cause to reflect.  Well done

believe in what your heart feels...

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