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Tears all dry and wash away
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Tears all dry and wash away |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia 
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Tears all dry and wash away Certain thoughts they never pass Unknowing walks our path each day And rarely is there greener grass Now dry are eyes that know the pain Of love and of what dread did bring Within a joy does still remain But rarely does it sing The well does fill from hidden cry That no one sees to judge or act Within this core of do and try We live and to our thoughts react No one knows the answers right Though comments often path a way To outcomes that we cannot fight But just accept and live the day The tap is turned, too seized to run The mask is one that smiles hello But who does know when changes come? And who does know when chances go? Let’s try each day to be our best To be as true as we can be Endure the task and live the test For we will then be free To be ourselves without regret To live each day as if our last To find our dream and not forget Now wouldn’t that just be a blast!! [This message has been edited by Rick (12-05-2008 02:11 AM).] |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Rick, you share here such an insightful poem and so beautifully written. Every stanza offers something to ponder and meditate upon. You developed this theme of "Without regret" with your usual mastery. Love, Margherita |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
More than a blast... a relief, a comfort... a knowing you did the best you could so that if there are regrets when you find your pillow at night, they're for another's actions or inactions, not your own. *S* I like this thought-provoking write very much! *S* |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
found it all to be excellent, but this was my favorite stanza: "The tap is turned, too seized to run The mask is one that smiles hello But who does know when changes come? And who does know when chances go?" ...especially the idea of changes coming and chances going |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Dear Margherita, I am so happy you found something to ponder on with these lines, I enjoy sharing my works with you to then get your reply, thank you my friend. Dear suthern, all we can do is our very best during the day, some days better than others I know, but to try is the thing. I tend to sleep well most nights, as you say the actions of others is not in our control. Thank you for replying here my friend, very much appreciated. steavenr, if we knew the changes coming, chances would be much easier to take I think, none of us really knows though. Thank you for your visiti my friend, I appreciate your visit and your reply. To you all my friends, again thank you so much for your visit and our little chat. Rick |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
To be ourselves without regret To live each day as if our last To find our dream and not forget Now wouldn’t that just be a blast!! Great poem Rick with very wise words, you wrote it so well. Take care my fiend. Lindsay |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Hi Lindsay, good to see you here my friend, thank you for your reply once again, have a great day and a big hello to Norma. Rick |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hi Rick; thak you for the beautiful poem and its poignant message, it looks like an island on to rest some times...Enjoyed very much. yann |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Hi Yann, great to see you here, thank you so much for your comment, it was really appreciated. Take care. Rick |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Rick... this really is wonderful! I so enjoy your beautiful work.. Have a good week ahead my friend hugs.. RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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amusemi Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1262A State of Disarray |
Oh, I wish it were that easy. Great write! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Rick, you write of these truisms so poetically!  Live today as though it were your last! ~ Which I certainly trust, it is not! lol  Linda |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
Your poems are so very lovely. Juju -Juju |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Dear Roniece, always so good to see you here, I enjoy your words each time and smile. Thanks for the visit my friend. amusemi, all we can do each day is try my friend, when the trying is over so are our days of test. Thank you for your time here and words, very much appreciated. Hello Linda, they are easy words to say, but not so easy to live by my friend, but each day I try to make some sort of difference to the world, in my mind it helps and by the smiles I have returned, something is working. Thanks for your reply here. Juju, lovely to see you here my friend, thank you for your visit, your comment was heart felt. To you all my friends, thanks again for the visit, very much appreciated. Rick |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
You say it all so well, Rick. I follow your poetry and read it so attentively. Thank you for these words especially, quote: Alison |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Dear Alison, you are a visiter I always like to see my friend, thanks again for your time here and your comments, they are always enjoyed. Rick |
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