Open Poetry #13 |
Our Golden Footprints |
Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Our Golden Footprints by Michael I am not a great man, but I’m a good one. There is nothing special about me, but I have grown to know certain truths in my walk along the way and would like to share them. Each of us has only so many steps upon this earth before our footprints are erased by winds and rain. Each day we should cause someone to smile, hold a child’s hand and teach a good lesson. Each day we should turn the television set off for awhile, learn something new, offer a helping hand to a friend, neighbor, complete stranger. Do we owe the poor and broken in spirit anything? We that are so blessed owe them respect and the best of ourselves. In youth I worked with the mentally retarded and would come home each night and cry. I would thank God for a healthy mind. There is gold within each of us and we can never give it all away. It is there to be shared and the giving only causes it to be replenished. We fear to trust, so fail to learn. We fear to love, so go unloved. We fear to believe, so live a life of lies. Before my footprints are swept away and lost to unremembered time, it is my goal to share of that goodness, that gold, to touch the lives of those around me, to extend my hand in kindness and truth. Proust- |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Michael, that we would all follow and heed such, as it should be... |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Michael, well you did your dues today my friend, and you touched my heart! Wonderful advise from a truthful and loving heart. And this my friend, is how it should be! ~*~ I write ~ Therefore I am ~*~ |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
and we too extend our hands to you. . . so that we might repay the gold that you have given to others. . . excellent Michael. . . ------------------------------------------------------ To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Brad Majors
since 2001-04-03
Posts 2647Georgia |
A very beautiful piece Auguste! I hope yo continue on this path! |
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elizabeth anne Member
since 2001-03-29
Posts 83 |
Michael This is a find piece of writing and it came right from your heart I can tell. I loved it.. Elizabeth Anne |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Michael--You are a good man...and a wise one...and a poet with much heart! I enjoyed the whole poem, but these lines especially: "There is gold within each of us and we can never give it all away. It is there to be shared and the giving only causes it to be replenished." Thanks for being you. |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Very Good. I like your attitude. Smile, and the world smiles with you. Thanks for sharing such a great poem. Melton |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
This is a most wonderful poem... Muchly enjoyed Regards, Sudhir |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Lady In White, I want to thank you for stopping by to read this piece. Mysteria, You're very sweet and I'm glad I was of some help. Thank you. Sven, And I take your hands...thank you, my friend. Brad, Thank you for the nice comments. Yes, I'll continue on this path, because this is the one I chose many years ago. Elizabeth Anne, Thank you for reading and enjoying, my friend. Martie, There truly is gold within us all, if we'd only share of it, my friend. I've seen the gold within you, as I know others have. Thank you. Melton, Thanks for the nice words. Yes, isn't it really that, attitude? You sound like you've a good one also. Sudhir, I'm glad you liked this and I appreciate your nice response, sir. Michael Proust- |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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saved_by_grace Member
since 2005-01-08
Posts 332In the arms of God... |
I don't think that Michael's footprints will ever diminish! He touched SO many lives here as well as all over this great planet! I know I was extremely blessed to know him!! Glad I found this one...hadn't read it before. Thought I would bring it back to the surface and share with those that maybe hadn't read it either. God bless you all!! -- Becka |
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