21. Your Wounds
Time doesn’t heal wounds
to make you forget.
It doesn’t heal wounds to
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Very nicely done. I totally agree with you. I've used this same approach in my own life. I think sometime we pay more attention to what we're about to go through instead of how much you've...
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22. Dance
Open your heart to happiness.
Let every pore absorb light.
Swim in the joy of the here and now,
And cast off the darkness of night.Featured Shared StoryI found this very true. I recently had a big hit, and I was surprised how just sitting and talking with my friend brought me some healing.
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23. A Voice Behind
When into sorrow, my poor soul sinks
When a sound of despair in my heart rings
I'm strongly pushed to do my best
By a voice that says, "There is still hope you dare not rest."Featured Shared StoryIt is must-read poem for people who dream and dare to work for its fulfillment. One would experience all kinds of struggles on this path and have to be very strong, enduring all pain,...
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24. It's Really Up To You
One word can start a friendship,
One kiss a love affair,
One smile can bring you laughter,
One hug can show you care, -
25. From The Heaven Up Above
Why can't we sleep forever
And live inside our dreams,
Sheltered from the heartbreak
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26. I Am Every Woman
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake.
She's real, she's not fake! -
27. I Am Not A Victim Of Breast Cancer
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I am not a victim of breast cancer. I am experiencing breast cancer.
I am not dying. I am living.
I am not curing. I am healing and restoring.
I am not fearing. I am loving and trusting.Featured Shared StoryI am a two time cancer survivor. I had a wonderful doctor. The first time I had a lumpectomy and radiation. The second time was five years later and I had a mastectomy with radiation and...
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28. Live In The Now
Look not back on yesterday
or what you have left behind.
For only today is yours to claim,
and this moment only is your time.Featured Shared StoryVery easy read. Very good content. Advice I agree with. It can be hard for me to leave yesterday behind, but I can't relive it. So, I access it for what I did well and wrong. I try to learn...
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29. I Will Prevail
I have been told that I will never exceed.
I have been told that I am living in a dream.
I have been pushed to the side by many of my peers.
I have heard of the struggles that were present before me.Featured Shared StoryThis poem hits me right smack in the heart. I feel it in the depts of my soul. You see, I lost my son, my only child coming up on 9 years. He was only 20 years old. And he was such an old...
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30. Trials
Sometimes you may think you're alone,
And your feelings make you seem like a clone.
Deep down you are whole,
Not an empty bowl.Featured Shared StoryLife has never been easy for me. I was born into a broken home, and I suffered a lot of things.
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31. Enjoy Life!
Life's too short to be wasted.
It passes just once, so make the most out of it.
Live life the way you want it to be.
Live it to the fullest, feel free!Featured Shared StoryGreat poem with a feel good tone to it, good work.
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32. If You Believe
When your mind is set
On a splendid thing you want to do,
There are some who will shrug,
Like you don't have a clue. -
33. Don't Give Up
We wait for what we long for.
We long for what we need.
Impatience and anxiety
Give root to errant deed,Featured Shared StoryAt 70, I gave up reading poetry and attempting to write it. At 77, I was diagnosed with cancer and do not really know how long I have left. Instinctively, I turned back to poetry to ease the...
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34. Homage To My Hips
Famous Poem
these hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
they don't fit into littleFeatured Shared StoryWork what you've got and be proud of it. Someone else probably wishes they had what you've got.
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35. Circle Of Life
Life is a carousel, always going forward, never going back.
Existence is a hard thing to keep when you stop trying.
To live a life, you must want to live.
To want to live you must find a way. -
36. What Matters Most
Embrace who you are,
And love like a fool.
Try not to judge,
And never be cruel.Featured Shared StoryI was reflecting today about my desire to feel like a Daddy's girl. Here I am, in my mid-fifties now, and I still want to feel like a cherished daughter. As my own (largely...
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37. Don't Quit
When times are hard, you might stop for a bit,
But it's not over until the moment you quit.
On a river's bridge, failures are the planks;
Take one step at a time until you reach its banks. -
38. Chasms And Bridges
Whether dancing the circle
or sitting in the pews,
the world is full of wonder
and knee-jerk news. -
39. Note To Self
Be like the willow that bends,
shade that it sends,
peace that it lends.
Featured Shared StoryThis is an amazing poem - saying so much in very few words. Things don't always go the way we want, and sometimes we have to adapt and do so cheerfully - a very important lesson. It is also...
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40. Game Of Life
Roll the dice,
Play a new game.
Life for you
Will never be the same.
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