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Suetang
Member Ascendant

since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

0 posted 2004-08-03 11:23 PM

Picture by Josephine Wall

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Don't let my looks deceive you
I may not be a work of art
But I have something of importance
A kind and loving heart

I may not have untold riches
Or a bountiful chest of treasure
But the love within my heart
Is quite simply beyond measure

To find a person's beauty
You must look deep inside
For within the heart and soul
Is where love will reside

You can't really judge a person
By their color or their race
You must delve a little deeper
And look beyond their face

No one of us is perfect
That's what makes us all unique
The positives, not the negatives
Is what we all should seek

So set yourself a challenge
To bring a smile to someone's face
Allow your heart to project love
This gift of life we must embrace

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

1 posted 2004-08-03 11:50 PM

Suetang, this is so true. Beautifully penned!

.....jo

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

2 posted 2004-08-04 12:01 PM

To find a person's beauty
You must look deep inside
For within the heart and soul
Is where love will reside

Wow, this is wonderful Sue. You are always such a pleasure to read. hugs, Chris

"At one glance
I love you
With a thousand hearts."

— Mihri Hatun, Turkish poet

MGROVES

Member Elite

since 2004-02-01

Posts 3802
california

3 posted 2004-08-04 04:51 AM

so beautiful so true

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

4 posted 2004-08-04 07:16 AM

Don't let my looks deceive you
I may not be a work of art
But I have something of importance
A kind and loving heart

Well, I beg to differ, your looks are as
beautiful and wondrous as your entire being
you float lovely visuals past our journey
thank you

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

5 posted 2004-08-04 10:20 AM

Wise, wise words, and very prettily said to boot!

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

6 posted 2004-08-04 11:07 AM

Such a wonderful message:
“This gift of life we must embrace”

Great write!
JL

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

7 posted 2004-08-04 11:37 AM

"So set yourself a challenge
To bring a smile to someone's face
Allow your heart to project love
This gift of life we must embrace"

~ Well, my Dear Sweet Sue, you just met such a challenge!!!

Lovely write! ~ Lovely YOU!

Loving hugs and smiles,
Linda

Mon Cherie

Senior Member

since 2001-10-31

Posts 922
Land of Never-ending Summers

8 posted 2004-08-04 11:51 AM

Sue, this is so beautiful and so true!!

It's going into my library...

_,,,^.^,,,_
Florence

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

9 posted 2004-08-04 12:26 PM

much needed on a day like today when I don't really feel like it's a gift but a curse

thanks for reminding

Paul Wilson

Member Elite

since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

10 posted 2004-08-04 12:39 PM

Sue...Such positive words. If only we tried to do one good thing for a stranger each day how wonderful our world could be. Thanks for sharing...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

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