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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside 
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~*~ True beauty is the core that lies beneath the surface, it is the very heart of who we are without face makeup to cover our imperfections. Pity those who are blessed with outward beauty for the common man doesn't often look any further or take the time to see beyond their physical appearance, when in reality, they are no different from you or I. The desire to show our best side is human nature but certainly, we all have our flaws. Truth is what mankind aspires to and yet it is not always what we want to hear, or voice out loud. It has the ability to hurt others, and ourselves as well. It goes hand and hand with feelings and emotions that we shouldn't have to deny, if in fact they are true and honest and yet we have a tendency to regret them. Tears and anger are part of the process, as is the joy and all the happiness we've known. Beauty and truth are both internal and eternal, it is what shapes our lives remaining faithful and loyal to the person we've become. Lest we cheat ourselves. ~*~ [This message has been edited by BluesSerenade (09-14-2004 01:33 AM).] |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
How wise -  SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
you read my mind so much, it's spooky sometimes |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
After re reading this, it sounded like I was practicing up on preaching the gospel or something! Have mercy!! Thanks Susan and Dixie~ |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
I particularly liked that last line! "A spring shower was cause to run |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
It goes hand and hand with feelings and emotions that we shouldn't have to deny, if in fact they are true and honest and yet we have a tendency to regret them. We do that to ourselves, don't we? we really are a messed up and beautiful bunch, all at once, right blondie? your words resonate with truth and beauty in your special way [This message has been edited by inkedgoddess (09-16-2004 07:10 AM).] |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Truth is what mankind aspires to and yet it is not always what we want to hear, or voice out loud. It has the ability to hurt others, and ourselves as well. powerfully written but the last line was a standing ovation Lest we cheat ourselves.... Yes, yes, yes, and Bravo Those who tend to throw blame at others should read this over and over and over again...We are our own worst enemies, life is eays, we make it hard. Tremendous write... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You are both beautiful and wise!!  |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
I enjoy reading your words slowly and savoring their beauty and wisdom. A very pleasant read... miscellanea |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
Bluesy, Wow, power punch at the end! So true. I always enjoy reading beautiful you. K |
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marcel Senior Member
since 2003-03-02
Posts 660az, usa |
these words are so true! |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Beauty and truth are both internal and eternal, it is what shapes our lives remaining faithful and loyal to the person we've become. Lest we cheat ourselves. Your last line says it all Lori, and sometimes it is not an easy learned lesson. You m'friend are beauty inside and out..   |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Bluesy... "True beauty is the core that lies beneath the surface, it is the very heart of who we are without face makeup to cover our imperfections." Remember what old Ben Franklin said... "In the dark all cats are gray" So those thoughts, trapped by the jaws of deception paint, become just what the descriptive term says.... "cosmetic" in the absence of light But not the spirit or the mind.. Those blessed (?) by what is thought beauty, cannot compare to the loveliness of any other...It is what is below the surface that lasts, like the spirit found in poetry, that exposes an inner body that is beyond surface beauty....like this poem shows... enjoyed ---------ice/ford Come read to me some poem, |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
BluesSerenade Put on the scale of life internal and external beauty seems not seem to weigh the same. But that is an illusion.  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Beautiful YOU!  Linda |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed |
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Mon Cherie
since 2001-10-31
Posts 922Land of Never-ending Summers |
This is so true!! We want to know the truth, yet we may not be ready to handle the truth... It can be so harsh that it hurts our hearts. That's why we have a term called brutal honesty.  _,,,^.^,,,_ |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Thank you all for reading my little sermon. This was somewhat self serving in order to rid myself of the guilt, or at least come to terms with it anyway. I swear, sometimes I just can't help myself from feeling. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
So grateful for the great display of your intense feelings, dear Lori! Your lines show beautiful ponderings. Love, Margherita |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
There is a great simplicity in this wonderful expression. We can certain confuse the outside look with the inside being. Nicely done. Ken Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Beauty and truth are both internal and eternal, it is what shapes our lives remaining faithful and loyal to the person we've become. Lest we cheat ourselves. I know, its the same lines I picked out the first time. but? there is a reason for it... this says so much truth, and is found so much beauty in it and in you.. and you have helped me through your words come to certain terms with certain things in my own life.... and I thank you for that.... (and tried emailing you, but my email at home keeps kicking it back) Lori? THANK YOU FOR THIS The greatest beauty on earth, is |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
i read this poem and . . . "I swear, sometimes I just can't help myself from feeling!" Rf |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
wise words |
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