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Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

0 posted 2003-09-17 10:22 PM

There is a purpose
for the good
and bad
that life gives us

At times
the pain
seems unbearable
and then

I see
a family in mourning
a dog with three legs
a child alone

I shed a tear for their pain
not my own
and know
I will make it through

I kiss the warm fur
on my cats head
and see

There is a purpose
for the good
and bad
that life gives us

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

1 posted 2003-09-17 10:27 PM

I try hard,  many moments and days to remember
just what you have written here.  For we have
lost perspective of what is good,  bad,
what is needed and what is just a want.

Thanx for the wisdom of this....

And I am sorry I don't read you more often,
for you speak much truth within your poetry.

QjQ
Member Elite

since 2003-04-18

Posts 3756
U.S.A.

2 posted 2003-09-17 10:30 PM

expressed well,,,

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

3 posted 2003-09-17 10:57 PM

thanks

Kaoru

Member Elite

since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

4 posted 2003-09-17 11:20 PM

*sigh*

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

5 posted 2003-09-17 11:37 PM

Magnus~Thank you..and trust me you aren't missing much..just random thoughts that seem to need to seep out..

Q~Thank you as always

Aenimal~That one word touched me..thank you.

Meg~You really amaze me..the way you write and how sweet you are with your replies..thank you for gracing me with both.

Susan

[This message has been edited by Susan Caldwell (09-18-2003 09:05 AM).]

SharaRose
Member Elite

since 2003-07-19

Posts 2501
Somewhere out there~

6 posted 2003-09-17 11:45 PM

So true..very much so. Full of

SharaRose @-->--

Of sound, and speech let all lift the hearer!

angelblueyes
Member Elite

since 2003-07-19

Posts 2148
Oklahoma

7 posted 2003-09-18 02:08 AM

I'm glad I cane across this before going to bed.It holds such heart and meaning that I see what was there all along.Thanks my friend.

Crystal

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

8 posted 2003-09-18 04:46 AM

Yes, anyone that thinks life is supposed to be all good, or will be all good, is in for a big surprise...James

vlraynes
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

9 posted 2003-09-18 04:48 AM

Much truth and wisdom here, Susan.
Sometimes we need the bad to remind
us to appreciate the good.

Thank you for the reminder.
When the power of love overcomes the
love of power the world will know peace.
-Jimi Hendrix

Opeth
Senior Member

since 2001-12-13

Posts 1543
The Ravines

10 posted 2003-09-18 07:50 AM

Susan,

This reminds me that even though I may think that at times I got a "raw deal" - I really didn't.

The 3 legged dog line gave me a vision of an Alice In Chains cd cover's artwork.

Enjoyed! Well expressed.

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

11 posted 2003-09-18 09:04 AM

there is great and significant purpose in all things, if only to remind us, how truly blessed we are, and what we have been showered with....

This was a very wise write...thank you

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

12 posted 2003-09-18 09:09 AM

Thank you all! All of you are way too kind.

Truth~ this was written b/c I have been having a "down" week and needed to remind myself of some things.

The three legged dog~lives across the street from me and I am convinced he has no clue he is missing a leg..that is what I need to remember...

all of you!

[This message has been edited by Susan Caldwell (09-18-2003 10:37 AM).]

EvocativeVerse2
Senior Member

since 2003-09-10

Posts 1279

13 posted 2003-09-18 10:32 AM

Hi Susan...well done. Yes there is a purpose to everything. Our life experiences are where our writing comes from. I am sorry you are having a down week. Thanks for sharing the poem though...it was worth the read.

MorninGlory
Member

since 2003-08-30

Posts 175
Oklahoma

14 posted 2003-09-18 10:43 AM

This was beautiful, hard to imagine a world where there is no suffering, no pain. But then, would there be no passion, no fire inside either? I do agree with you, there is a reason for all of it, a purpose. But sometimes, oh sometimes.. how can there be a reason for a grieving mother holding a dead child? There are those times.. when its difficult. Great poem, thought provoking.

~ becky

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

15 posted 2003-09-18 10:45 AM

liked this much

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

16 posted 2003-09-18 11:26 AM

Susan - I agree that there is a purpose for the good and the bad, but geez, why does the bad have to hurt so much at times? But I have found that it too passes...

BC

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

17 posted 2003-09-18 01:11 PM

Susan,
It takes the long journey to find this perspective, and the wisdom you convey so well in all your works is so refreshing...and so very pure.
Fine write. TD

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

18 posted 2003-09-20 11:58 AM

Thank you all!

I love you guys so much!

Susan

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