Embrace the Day...all hearts long to taste a kiss

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Auguste

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By the sea

0 posted 2000-09-02 03:04 PM

Embrace the Day

by

Michael Auguste

Sometimes we all have knelt in pain
Our lives in tatters, soiled and torn
And thought we'd lose our sanity
So broken we and so forlorn

I know I have such memories
I know like me, you also do
So empty did we feel that day
The broken pieces, yet no glue

And if we had the glue it seems
Why piece them back and then go on
When all that's left are broken dreams
And the journey to make alone?

We piece them back because we must
To find new hope in days unborn
Though hurt, we have to learn to trust
And bury days that now we mourn

It's hurt and yet our heart will strive
It hungers for such tenderness
It's wounded but it will survive
And longs again to taste a kiss

And kissed again, if so you choose
Embrace the day and you'll be free
Let others see how young your heart
Wherein there lies such purity

One life we have but many days
And many years a chance to take
To shape it into perfection
With the decisions that we make

We'll make mistakes but don't lose hope
Each day renews our spirit so
Your heart will once again be kissed
And once again, will love it know

Victoria

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1 posted 2000-09-02 03:10 PM

beautifully written.

Marge Tindal

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2 posted 2000-09-02 04:21 PM

Michael~

From prayerful knee now standing,
each day a promise reigns ...
An embracing kiss from life itself
to give us hope again.

An umbrella canopied of sunshine
to warm us with the rays.
A light to shine on others
the rest of our days.

Each heart longs for sustaining
of hope beyond a fall ...
Enveloped in the grasp of friends
taking nothing ... giving all.

*Thank you for the lovely inspiration, Michael.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Auguste

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By the sea

3 posted 2000-09-02 04:32 PM

Victoria,

I'm glad you had the chance to stop by and I appreciate your kind words.

Michael

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Mark Bohannan
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4 posted 2000-09-02 04:42 PM

And kissed again, if so you choose
Embrace the day and you'll be free
Let others see how young your heart
Wherein there lies such purity

One life we have but many days
And many years a chance to take
To shape it into perfection
With the decisions that we make

We'll make mistakes but don't lose hope
Each day renews our spirit so
Your heart will once again be kissed
And once again, will love it know

wonderful creation but especially like the last three stanzas....superbly done in it's ending.

Sunnyone
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5 posted 2000-09-02 05:04 PM

Oh, Michael.....

      "Embrace the day, and you'll be free"

I don't have enough words to tell you how wonderful this whole poem really is, and I plan on keeping the line above!!!  You are so good at making others feel happy.....
             Well done, my good friend!

Today is a gift....
That is why they call it
'the Present'!

serenity blaze
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6 posted 2000-09-02 05:10 PM

Thank you...embracing the monitor...

rosepetals25

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7 posted 2000-09-02 05:27 PM

Auguste,

I would put down the stanza I liked best...but I would copy the whole poem. What an inspirational poem. I am definately adding this to my library... I know it will come in handy in the future when I need a reminder in hope. Thank you for sharing... I loved it thorougly.

rp25

Mona Lisa
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8 posted 2000-09-02 05:37 PM

I cannot find accurate enough words to express the beauty of this poem. These are wonderful words here!

I love this.

English Rose
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9 posted 2000-09-02 05:43 PM

Very nice Michael, very evocative writing.
Embrace the day!!!!
I may have that put on a t-shirt......waddya think??

)

Nan

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10 posted 2000-09-02 05:43 PM

Each day is a gift, Michael - Your words of inspiration are an embrace within themselves...

Auguste

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By the sea

11 posted 2000-09-02 06:15 PM

Marge,
I loved your poetic response and your poem was much more lovely than my own. Thank you, my friend.

Mark,
Thanks for coming by. Your comments are always important to me because I admire your own work so.

~Michael~

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Moon Dust

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12 posted 2000-09-02 06:24 PM

beauiful peom. It's speaks of hope and dreams, I'll remember it if and when I come across this feeling again

"Those who will not learn to use this instrument well cannot be saved by an expanded alphabet; they will only afflict us with expanded gibberish"
~

Auguste

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By the sea

13 posted 2000-09-02 07:15 PM

Sunny,
The lines is yours and thanks so much for coming by

serenity,
Thank you and be care with that monitor

rosepetals,
Adding it to your library...now I am the one who is impressed and honored, my friend. Thank you

Mona,
I've glad you liked it and thank you

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Dreamer1
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14 posted 2000-09-02 07:41 PM

We'll make mistakes but don't lose hope
Each day renews our spirit so
Your heart will once again be kissed
And once again, will love it know

I like it. Thanks for sharing.

Auguste

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By the sea

15 posted 2000-09-02 09:17 PM

Debbie,
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks. See ya!

Nan,
Yes, each day is a gift and I honestly believe that's the way we must look at life. Each one is precious. Take care and thank you for coming by.

Maria,
Yes, it speaks of hopes and dreams, but mostly hope...hope sustains...thank you.

~Michael~

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Meadowmuse
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16 posted 2000-09-02 11:13 PM

Michael, I am glad you shared this one, dear...it is so lovely.

~ Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Auguste

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By the sea

17 posted 2000-09-03 12:36 PM

Hi Claire,

I appreciate you coming by and commenting on this one, dear friend. I hope your day is a special one

Take care,

Michael

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Butterflies_dont_cry
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Michigan

18 posted 2000-09-03 12:42 PM

Michael*
Your weave has touched my heart today...it
can be difficult to put the pain aside and
give your heart to love again...but the
other option is really no option at
all...Beautiful work, I truly enjoyed it,
thank you~

Paula Finn
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missouri

19 posted 2000-09-03 03:39 PM

Michael...sigh...this couldnt have come at a better time...I wont explain just let me say thank you

CocoBaci
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20 posted 2000-09-03 04:30 PM

Hi Auguste, the verse I treasure like more than any other is the one that rhymes like this...

"We piece them back because we must"
Though hurt we have to learn to trust"

I sighed and caught a tear on cheek as I read this verse it speaks a thousand words...

Wonderfully written

Coco

doreen peri
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21 posted 2000-09-03 05:28 PM

excellent philosophy! Bravo!

Auguste

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22 posted 2000-09-03 08:32 PM

Butterflies,
I'm happy this touched your heart.  I'll take that as a compliment to my writing.  Thank you.

Paula,
I won't ask, but if this helped you in some small way then all I can say is I'm glad, my friend.  Thanks.

CocoBaci,
I'm glad you liked those particular lines.  That's how I try to live my life.  Thank you.

doreen,
Thank you for the "excellent."  I consider that to be high praise coming from someone with your talents.

~Michael~

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

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