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Why Not?
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Why Not? |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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Like dew with coming of the dawn- So quickly fades away…. So goes the romance of our lives… With the passing of our days. As grass is green and tender- In the early days of spring- Those memories fade, as Autumn- The threat of winter brings. And while the wind is raging- Our moorings part, and we… Are driven by the tempest- With no more control than leaves… As they hasten to oblivion… Before the icy blast… Likewise, our aspirations… Are doomed; they cannot last. “Why is that”? someone asked me. What purpose are our lives? Which seem to end before they start”… But friend, just realize… The question needs no answer- I’ll leave you with this thought… Instead of always asking, “Why? Just ask yourself, Why not”? |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Indeed! Why not? You are a very wise man, John! Wonderful writing, again!  Denise |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Slinger~ My friend, this is brilliant. Had a JFK, Sr. kind of moment to it. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
The title alone brought me in, Gunslinger,-- one of my favorite questions---the smooth of meter kept me enthralled--deceptively simple, but not, just like the question--why not? Thank you, m'cowboy/man.... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
A premium attached to the questions asked. leaves a lot to ponder about. Of course, Why Not? Great poem, Gunslinger. Regards, Sudhir Life is like a painting, That in an art gallery is left hanging, Though many come just to look at it, A very few actually come to enjoy it. |
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Brandyn Sand Member
since 2000-04-21
Posts 82Columbia, SC |
So thought provoking, GS, as your pieces usually are. Absolutely wonderful!! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Why not, indeed, my friend...  |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
YES! YES! YES! I met another WHY NOT person! Love you for it Beautiful poem, too Liz |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas |
Thank all of you for your kind encouragement. |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Nice writing Gunslinger. Introspective and thought provoking! |
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