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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Hugs Is your day lookin’ grim and sad? Does that cold really feel so bad? Is home life glum from some ol’ cad? Do you ache from a woman who’s got you mad? Do you need a hug today? Are your bills unpaid and life’s a squeeze? Do you sweat for those who don’t say please? Are you so scared that you’ve weakened knees? Do mechanics raise your hood and say “Aw jeez?” Do you need a hug today? Is your animal sick and leaving “sign”? Do your children play tapes and not rewind? Is the laundry piled beyond your mind? Does it never feel like you’re “refined?” Do you need a hug today? Is your day spent running out of luck? Does your panty hose sag or your zipper stuck Is your car sitting stranded in some muck? Did your mama say “You’ve got no pluck?” Do you need a hug today? Do you live in Southern Asia? |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
When put into perspective, we never really know when we have it SO good... Thank you for this intuitive, timely write, Ken. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Oh.... ouch. My smarty-pantsed reply fled as I got to the last line... How well you've put things into perspective! |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
I was delighting in this thinking - hugs, yes, warm and fuzzy - but the last line - 'tis true, is always someone out thiere with a road more difficult to walk than our own. Still - trials shared no matter how small they may be - are easier carried with a hug or shoulder to lean upon - blue is blue - Enjoyed the thoughts of this and its point-  SusanEvery action generates a force that returns to us in like kind . . . let us choose compassion and love |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Yes, Ken...I do need a hug! However I know that a hug cannot help for some....because they have lost so much. A thoughtful write, my friend...thank you. I'll stop feeling sorry for myself now.  |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
So true and you hit the mark. Excellent write. JL |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you for asking! You made me think of Amma "the hugging Saint". A hug is a most precious gift and we should leave no one out ... Great poem. Love, Margherita |
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nn Member
since 2000-09-18
Posts 75 |
A great piece...with a message. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Well done Ken..with a great message... I still could use a hug...but, not as bad as before I read this. Good stuff m'friend. In the midst of winter, |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
smiling, and returning the hug *sigh* so many to hug in other lands |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Everyone needs hugs....but you sure put this into perspective at the end, Ken. Good write. .....jo |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
compassion sometimes we set it down and forget it in the midst of our own daily struggles thanks for the reminder Ken Happy New Year |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
tasty and huggable with a dollup of much needed today compasion thrown in |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
one needs compassion whether we're in Sri Lanka or not...the message is clear though sometimes we'd like more than we really need..good write Ken! |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I do....getting in line now..... So many nifty poems around here...so little time! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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