41. How Do You Measure Success In This Life?
How do you measure success in this life?
And who should decide if you fail?
Do life's sweet temptations guide you along?
Or in the end does your conscience prevail?
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42. A Poem About Time
Time is slow, time is fast.
It never stops, but it always lasts.
It's time for bed, it's time for school.
To waste your time is to be a fool.Featured Shared StorySisters made a great impact on my life. In 1949, at age six, I was brought to St Clara's Orphanage because neighbors found me alone in an empty house. It just so happened that I was born with...
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43. Love And Hate
If Love is a dream,
then I shall always dream.
If Love is an earthquake,
then let it shake me.Featured Shared StoryThe conflict between love and hate is beautifully brought out. It is said that love and hate are like the two sides of a coin which remain so close to each other. This reminds me of the poems...
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44. Other People
Hell is other people.
-Jean-Paul Sartre
Hell is other people whoFeatured Shared StoryThat's so true. I am from somewhere where flat girls are considered beautiful. My friends often make fun of me because I am not flat like them, and it often makes me cry, but now I'm used to...
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45. The Little Things Mean More Than Anything
It’s the little things
isn’t it
that mean more than anything
and the simple pleasures -
46. Barter
Famous Poem
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,Featured Shared StoryHow wonderful to stop, really see, and appreciate what nature gives us. I too love the crashing waves, the dancing flames and beautiful smells around us, we need to be mindful of every moment...
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47. The Hero Of Your Life
You are the only one
who can save you
no one else can
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48. Life
Your springtime has gone.
Your summers have passed.
Autumn's now waving goodbye.
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49. Unbidden
I can't prevent attitudes
from knocking upon my door,
but I decide which to let in
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50. This Journey Of Mine
I wake up each day
On this journey of mine,
Grabbing each moment
Of my limited time.Featured Shared StoryI just love your work, as I've said so often before. I hate to think of you ever feeling down, as you do so much to lift up others with your writing. All the very best, Ann.
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51. Why
Why do we begin if we don't plan to finish?
Why do we love if we don't want to get hurt?
Why do we live if someday we must die?
Why do we smile if we really hurt inside?Featured Shared StoryMost of the answers to this poem in my eyes would be hope.
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52. If This Day Is My Last
If this day is my last,
I will be rejoicing,
Reminiscing my memories since my life came to being.
I will spend this day only by praying -
53. Holidays
Famous Poem
The holiest of all holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart,
When the full river of feeling overflows;-- -
54. Remember Humanity
"I"n this moment, my heart is open.
"N"ever before have I felt such powerful emotion.
It is "N"ow that I realize the true meaning of living.
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55. The Present
The future is too far away to dream of.
The past is too far behind to dwell on.
The world is too big to go unnoticed.
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56. Ozymandias
Famous Poem
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown -
57. Is This The Year To End All Years?
I watch the hands on the clock tick by
And I wonder where time goes.
Will this be the year to end all years?
Well, only God can know.Featured Shared StoryExcellent poem, as always. Keep writing...
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58. The Hand Of Fate
There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
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59. Read It Again
I hate people who’ve hurt me
so you’ll never hear me say
I must love them harder.
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60. In Memory Of Christian
There are only a handful of people
You'll meet in life
That truly touch your heart
And make you glad you're aliveFeatured Shared StoryOur son, Christian, passed away suddenly at the age of 26 on October 20th, 2006. I came across this poem; it reminded me so much of our Christian. He had that type of personality and the...
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