Open Poetry #48 |
I'm Satisfied |
Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA |
Here lately I've been thinking- Of the vagaries of chance; And the folly of men seeking- That fairy-tale romance. For the Princess with glass slipper In this life does not exist- For life is not what it should be- But rather what it is. For the girl with eyes which see no fault Is only in your dreams- And life is not a Camelot- Despite our many schemes. Just stop and look around you- Even when your heart is aching- Consider all your troubles- Are the most, not of your making. Ah, tis easy friend, indeed, to see- The faults of yonder mate- Perhaps the things in our own hearts We now should contemplate. Perhaps tis self whom we should blame- The Me, and My, and Mine- Our every waking thought is "us"- I fear that we shall find. We spare no time for her, or him- Whom matrimony joined- Put pour our woes on others ears- Through prose, and through our poems. But here of late I must confess- When looking on my life- The truest friend I've ever known- Has been my loving wife. She's loved me though she knows my faults- She's never turned her back- Though oft my thoughts have ventured far- She's been there, "right on track." And though like geese in early spring- My thoughts fly far and wide- When I return, and find her love- My friend, I'm satisfied. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...wonderful to have someone to appreciate...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Maybe that's all we can ask for in this imperfect world. Ida |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"And though like geese in early spring- My thoughts fly far and wide- When I return, and find her love- My friend, I'm satisfied." Beautiful sentiment, and poetry. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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