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Earl Robertson
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0 posted 2008-01-23 11:13 PM



Life,
If you believe in it.
Death,
If you believe in it.
Ghosts
If you refuse
For those who are misers
And will not believe in any or either
Their eyes will dim
As light within
Falls from their grasp
Their breath, it comes in a choking rasp,
And smiles fall short of joy.

Life,
If you believe in it.
Death,
If you believe in it.
Me,
I favor life
Though tears, sorrow, joy be rife
I pray each day
For smiles that stay
With love higher than skies!
I feel sorry for the ghost
Who does not know what matters most
Who cannot see that heaven is here and heaven on earth
Is there for those who seek this mirth

Life,
If you believe in it.
Death,
If you believe in it.
Me,
I’ll favor death
When living is sweet
Then death for the dead is easy to greet
When I am to die,
No longer to try
Peace and love are mine.
I will lived and truly loved
Heaven already found
But still I am sorry for the ghost
For whom Heaven on earth
Ended so near birth
For whom hell was not in dying
But in grief, for not trying.

If you feel like a ghost swallowing grief like a pill
Till in your heart you feel quite ill
Take this as a warning
And when you wake in the morning
Remember I know how you feel
Believe in your demise
And know you’re alive
Or believe that you will breathe
And know you’ll have to leave
But do not become a ghost so mean
By subscribing to a wishy washy in-between

© Copyright 2008 Frank Robertson - All Rights Reserved
shattered-smiles
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since 2008-01-20
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inside the shadows
1 posted 2008-01-25 08:10 AM


Wow, I loved this one.  I like this part especially,

Life
If you believe in it
Death
If you believe in it

It just sort of brings the whole poem together.  Like having a summery at the beginning of the poem.  Great write.
TJ

[&] she's a blood broken rose

Falling rain
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2 posted 2008-02-01 10:53 AM


This is good. im not that good when it comes to big vocabulary but what does mirth mean in your poem? but over all its realy good
Earl Robertson
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3 posted 2008-02-01 02:48 PM


Thanks guys! Not one of my best writes but it means somthing to me so...
Falling rain: Mirth means joy. It's connotations are less serious than joy but it rymes so I used it. You can replace it with any of these words to get my meaning: cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, glee, happiness, joyousness, laughs, laughter,lightheartedness, and rejoicing.

"Be Strong and Always Remember what made you you." Earl

"Ooo!!! Ooo!! I know! I know! um...he he" Earl
(Yes I am crazy)

RenaissanceRomanceRunsRed
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4 posted 2008-02-08 07:02 PM


umm i can see this as a song.

-Kate

it was lovely by the way, hahaha john bytheway, have you heard of him perchance?

and in the daylight i miss the nightmare- but deathly fear it in the dark of night

Earl Robertson
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Posts 753
BC, Canada
5 posted 2008-02-08 07:18 PM


Hmmmm can you... I could do somthing about that. As for Brother Bytheway I love the guy! His stuff's amazing...in fact if I'm not very much mistaken one of his CD's is in my computer right now.

Ooo music, Kate if you haven't heard of them go find the band Everclean, CD and movie is called Sons of Provo! Absolutly hillarious!

"Be Strong and Always Remember what made you you." Earl

"Ooo!!! Ooo!! I know! I know! um...he he" Earl
(Yes I am crazy)

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