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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2004-07-11 09:17 AM

A Matter of Choice

Choice is not always a matter of choice
But a matter of conscience
A matter of heart and soul
A matter of life’s chosen course
It is a decision already decided
A heartbeat already sounded
A wave already foaming on the sand

It is a die already settled onto the table of destiny
It is a word that has already passed
Through the lips of morals and principles
It is a petal whose contour and color
Has already been determined by its genus

It is a cloudy mist heavy laden
With life giving waters
That has released its first droplet
Onto the parched earth
It is dry soil of a drought thirsty field
Having tasted of moisture
An act that cannot be rescinded
A word that cannot be taken back
A falling drop that cannot
Reverse its course

Sometimes choice is not a choice
But a reaffirmation of faith
A stamp bearing the crest of ones upbringing
A reflection of ones face
A silhouette of one’s demeanor
A photograph of one’s spirit

Elizabeth Santos

Michelle_loves_Mike

Senior Member

since 2003-12-20

Posts 1189
Pennsylvania

1 posted 2004-07-11 09:25 AM

Oh my,,,,,thank you for these words. I've been wrestling with a "choice" for a few weeks now,,,this work,,has shown me the answer was already there,,,or I wouldn't have been pondering it so long.....again,,thank you
Michelle

I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2004-07-11 09:41 AM

Sometimes choice is not a choice
But a reaffirmation of faith

~*~

Faith, in one's self...as well as in higher powers.

Ah, Elizabeth, you are so wise...and we are the fortunate ones to read you.

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2004-07-11 09:46 AM

Elizabeth
A choice is made of light and shadows
And flies like a sparrow. Wonderful write.

Martie

Moderator

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2004-07-11 03:58 PM

Liz...dear friend...You are so wise!

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

5 posted 2004-07-11 04:01 PM

Truth is written in these words, sometimes choice is not a choice, but a given.

Susan

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

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

6 posted 2004-07-11 05:05 PM

A photograph of your spirit would be a masterpiece divine.

Love & Light,
Linda

Kellsue
Member

since 2000-05-06

Posts 210
Waukesha, WI USA

7 posted 2004-07-11 05:43 PM

You are such the wise one...I think whenever I am struggling with a "choice" I need only to listen to your wisdom!

Kelly

You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving
There is no danger of developing eye-strain from looking on the bright side of things

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2004-07-11 06:39 PM

LovelyLizzyLady~
Such a soft heartbeat of word-wisdom~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

[email protected]

Fisherman
Junior Member

since 2000-04-14

Posts 46

9 posted 2004-07-11 06:45 PM

Though not the beauty of your normal meter and rhyme, a splendid effort. Enjoyed.

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

10 posted 2004-07-11 06:48 PM

Wow, thenk you all for your words and expression of appreciation. This piece has been since rewritten, but I'm glad that you liked it
Thank you!
Liz

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

11 posted 2004-07-12 04:39 AM

definitely a keeper!

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

12 posted 2004-07-12 06:39 AM

Hiya Liz and good Morning.

There is not one line in here which I could pick out as a favorite, as each word rings loud and clear...and what a wonderful topic to sit down and discuss

Reading this reaffirms my assumptions about you...we think alike...for I to believe there are no lines to this topic, but a deepness waiting to be discovered by many.  Our society so lacks education and understanding of this nature.  If people would understand this, if I had understood this then....perhaps we'd all have done things a lot differently in raising our children.

I see the impact on my son...what he choses to believe and what is...and perhaps us all.  Liz, a powerful write...right!  Thank you dear one for your brilliant perception and understanding.  Cannot wait to talk again.

Luv ya...me

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

13 posted 2004-07-12 10:25 AM

How very wise and true!! Wonderful write!!

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