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Open Poetry #22

The best gift bag of all

BloomingRose
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since 2000-08-09

Posts 3092
Florida

0 posted 2002-10-11 10:14 PM

The Best Gift Bag Of All
~*~
Once when I was sixteen
I tried a weird drug,
and prayed to God
to help me through the night.
I promised I’d never do it again.
I never did.
Once there was a dog
that ate my sons Twinkies,
as he fished on a river bank.
I laughed so much,
I could barely get my breath.
Once my grandma took me fishing,
and with her oversized straw hat
draped on her head,
she sat on a bucket
with a wooden fishing pole,
in each feeble hand.
I took a picture,
but lost it long ago.
Once I got married
but couldn’t fall in love,
so I left that man
after many lonely years.
Once I searched
for my very first love
and found him,
then lost him,
and thought I’d never smile again.
Once I became a grandma
and wondered,
at the wonder of it all.
And I've come to realize,
that life,
is the best gift bag of all.
~*~
BloomingRose

[This message has been edited by BloomingRose (10-11-2002 10:15 PM).]

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2002-10-11 10:19 PM

You have discovered a very important truth. Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem.

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2002-10-11 10:25 PM

(sigh) Oh Debra, this is so very true, sweet friend, and sometimes we may pull out unpleasant things but there will always be special suprises of joy that will come for you always for certain! (kiss on cheek) This is wonderfully wise, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Debra, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

3 posted 2002-10-12 02:05 AM

This is a wonderful poem. So rich with your personal experiences and your appreciation of what life has to offer. Attitude is everything---and you've got the right one!

Earth Angel

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