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when it’s all you have |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298
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the substance of things hoped for but not yet seen that’s what they say yes that’s what I’ve read and heard said more than once but on this dark sleepless night the definition echoes hollowly through my forgiven but unforgotten ghosts and my fingers insist I leave the comfort of my covers and query the possibility of a life living in pretense but when it’s all you have I tell my fingers and doubt decidedly drops our toe tips scorching into hell’s fire as opposed to the times of steadfast belief that assuredly inches us higher and when it’s all you have then so what I tell my fingers so what if the strand we hold onto cannot be seen when it’s all you have loosening one’s grip is not merely a lack of faith it is insanity surely there lives in us a hope for life ever after for if not I tell my fingers...then why hold on at all why not just let go but when it’s all you have you hold on [This message has been edited by jellybeans (05-12-2004 12:20 PM).] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
when it’s all you have you hold on ~*~ Yes, we do. And when we think we've let go...? It's surprising just who is holding on to us...  |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
ah lady I love that reply...after a long restless night...its good to see your 'sunshine' thank you |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
yes we do, it's like an invisible power, which we all know is there yet tend to doubt at times...some more then others, encouraging us to life's open ness....a bittersweet yet conforming write. Thank you for sharing. |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
good soul searching and resolvement within the same words |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
When it's all you have, it's enough. I like this poem. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I understand that amazing piece JB |
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BlueEyes Member
since 2002-08-30
Posts 152TX, USA |
I really don't have adequate words to respond to this.. It's amazing how you can reach down in your soul and find the words that so many of us have problems finding. Every time I come to this site, I search your name out because your poems are such an inspiration to me to keep on "holding on", if I may.. You have truly been given a gift from God... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Yes, hold on. and prayers, jo |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Hold on tight! Never let go of your HOPE! As James Taylor would say: “You’ve Got A Friend.” JL  She said: ”You look cute in the dark.” |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"surely there lives in us a hope for life ever after for if not I tell my fingers...then why hold on at all why not just let go but when it’s all you have you hold on" Yes..you just keep on holding on. And during the really hard times... we hold one another up. Heart Hugs~ ~ Trace my body with your words, |
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LucidityNow Member
since 2001-02-06
Posts 118Canada |
It's all that you could imagine and more hun, so hang on tight, and we'll get there together. Loved this poem. and i'm certain that if i drive into those trees, it would make less of a mess, than she's made of me... |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
Yeah... Hebrews 11:1 but just read that verse doesn't mean much. When lived, though? There's a power in it that reaches out to everyone who can see. Thank you for sharing that beauty... Keep holding on Always, Alyssa Poems are made by fools like me, |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
leej, thank you... inkedgoddess, yes, could not sleep until resolved, good to hear it reads through, thank you pilgrimage, yes *smile* thank you it is enough ps, *smile* thank you blue eyes, thank you...am so pleased by your comment, I have given my writing to God, to know that it touches as intended is a blessing to me iliana, am holding tight, thank you JL, thank you.....*smile* Enchantress...yes, this place called PIP where we can offer words of encouragement is a wonderful place filled with wonderful people...thank you |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
gg and lucidity now, don't know how I missed your comments in my thank you, but thank you...and yes gg you are right it is one thing to read, another entirely to live....thank you |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
JellyGal~ 'and when it’s all you have then so what I tell my fingers so what if the strand we hold onto cannot be seen when it’s all you have loosening one’s grip is not merely a lack of faith it is insanity' You offer some beautiful work up to God, dear lady~ So thankful that He lets us share in the beauty of thought~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Destinys_Fallen_Angel Member
since 2004-05-06
Posts 75Boise Idaho |
Wonderful poem...and may i say i love your pictured you are absolutley beautiful Yahoo messenger: destinys_Falen_Angel |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
this was an excellant write.  |
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Decaflame Senior Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 1635 |
When its all we have, we are fortunate when it floats back to the top... yes, I read you all the time now! Sometimes, even twice.  |
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