One going through their past and memories of it torment them. They fear the reminders of the things that they have done. They are no longer that person but can't seem to shake the monsters of the past.. Their shadows cast blackness in the persons life and remind them constantly of things and events in their life that they are not proud of. Sounds like the person has not truly forgiven themselves completely, that would be the main key to get the monsters out of their closet.
This is just lovely. Telling of someone falling in love, that they are truly afraid that they will hurt the person that they have such strong feelings for. I like how they told her that the words come from the heart and that she was flattered by the beauty of their words. I like the expression hands of an oaf, that the guy is afraid that he will break her somehow. I love how you referred to cotton candy making in this poem, that the more it goes around that it becomes more and more. The feelings that they have for her are very apparent in this poem. I love how they finally kiss at the end of the evening, not rushing into anything. My favorite lines
Exquisitely delicate from my view
I with the hands of an oaf at times
Afraid to touch her lest she break
Like sugar spun candy, lovely
That would be an awesome gift, I had all boys around our neighborhood to play with and a toy like that would have been a big hit. I guess in a ten year old boys mind it was not given a thought that they rocket could only be used once. It would be dishearting to lose your Christmas present after just one trial run. I love the part of your story about you working to buy your mom the scarf that she so admired. You worked hard to make the money, and I know that she cherished it for many years to come. Even though times were hard, a way was given to show your mom how much she was loved and appreciated.
I like this analogy that the past is the present already unwrapped. Makes one think about the future like stated it is the unwrapped gift, it can be what you make it. If we chose to make a postive difference then it can be good, but it can also hold negative effects, that can follow us a lifetime. If we make bad choices then we will suffer the consquences. The future can be full of promise, it is just how we approach the whole idea. The future can be a wonderful present, just like a high school graduate, you have the world before, it is yours to conqueror, make sure you go about it the right way.
I truly agree. I don't think no one should tell a person on how they should be feeling. That no one has the right to define what you are to do, or who you are to be. As an individual you are different, you will act and do the things that make you happy. Yes we will all make mistakes, but eventually we will learn from them. I truly believe that to many drugs are being prescribed for people that don't need them. If a person is severly depressed and feels that they need them, then let them try them. If a person is suffering mild depression don't shove a pill down them and tell them it will be ok. Try to get to the root of the problem, I would say is the best bet. The person may have to work it out on their own. Everyone has their own way of dealing with stress, and depression. In my case at the age of thirty five I finally realized I could do nothing on my own, so I gave it all to God. I have never been the same since. I was dealing with the loss of my mom, my uncle, and my aunt. We lost all three within 13 months of one another so it was a devestating time. But God gave me great theraphy by giving me poetry to write. We all have our little quirks and that is what makes us special. there are things about us that others may not like, but have to learn to live with. I had rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
I love the story, of how Michael reliazes how much we truly take for granted in life. That we take the morning sun for granted and just breeze through our day hurrying to get to and fro about our daily routine.He reminds us that we need to stop and smell the roses and look around at all the masterpieces that God has placed in our site for us to enjoy. Life is short and we should treat every minute as if it were our last. Because it truly could be. We have no promise of tomorrow. So let us always tell our family how much we love them and take the time to enjoy the beauty of God's creations.
This is so sad and so true. No matter how much that we are warned or given notice that a loved one is about to pass on, it doesn't ever soften the blow. It is a harsh reality one that comes with everlasting pain. The grief that we experience when a loved one passes is away is one of the most heartbreaking pains that I have ever felt. I know when I lost my mom, I felt so empty, I was happy that she wasn't hurting anymore, but sad because I missed her so badly. My heart still aches at times but I know that we will see her again soon. Grief is hard to deal with, we just have to remember that God is the greatest Comforter of all. He knows when our hearts are breaking. He will hold us in His arms and rock us.
Very sad, loving someone but somehow pushing them away because you have been hurt before. I guess like the saying you never know what you have got until it is gone. It would be so sad to have the love of your life by your side and then some way you push them away. It would be hard to say goodbye knowing that you didn't want them to walk out the door. I guess that is when words of anger come out and cut to the core. I love the lines I will cry till tomorrow and tomorrow may never come.
This is a wonderful tribute to your father, and to all soldiers that have given their life to serve their country. May God bless every soldier out there in the universe. Let us all remember the sacrafice that has been given for every man and womens freedom today. It is hard on families to see their loved ones go off to war, knowing that they may never see them again. I love the title, and let us remember to keep them in our prayers daily. To pray for the families that have lost loved ones to war. For the people who lives have been forever scarred and changed by war. My favorite lines
For we stand crying
They are still dying.
And beneath the pall
The poppies fall.
Very beautiful and heartfelt. It is so hard to lose a loved one, and knowing the aching feeling left inside your heart. You feel the the emptiness and you feel lonely from missing them so badly. You think of all the sunshine that they brought into your life, and the aching of the heart makes the tears fall like rain. In the end it is the beautiful memories that we remember that carries us through when our hearts are truly breaking. My favorite lines
Beneath the many colored flowers,
That rest below the tearful eyes.
To begin with I love the title. It could be goodbye on so many different topics. It could be wishing a friend goodbye because they are moving. It could be saying goodbye to a relationship that has ended, it could be saying goodbye to someone going off to war. Regardless of the situtation it always hard to say goodbye, even when a person has died. There are no words to express, you just get choked up on the pain of missing the person and wishing they were around. good bye is never easy and gets harder every time it must be done. Good job. My favorite lines
This is really good. I love the parts how it talks of loving parents. How it tells that others have been there for us and watched as we have fell and stumbled. That many have contributed of their time,love, and patience. That in return for the love that God has given you, that you will extend to others. That the forgiveness that God has shown you that you will give to your sisters and brothers. My favorite lines because God doesn't see us as the person that we are, He sees the person that He knows that we can become. He can completely clean us up and turn our lives around. He loves us no matter how far we have fallen, and will pick us up when no one else wants to be around us. Now that is amazing love.
The strands of faith in a God that is loving
Forgiving at my worst possible moment
Understanding of my shortcomings
It would be a tough decision to go against your parents wishes, but when it comes to true love there is nothing that can stand in the way. I love how she ran to the bridge when she saw Mark. She had felt so alone and wanted the love of her life, but they didn't want to go against their parents well intended wishes. Soon they realize that they are just lost with out one another. Who can resist a true love story. I like how the Father Patrick watched the couple as the snow fell and thought of the love that he hadn't fought for. wondering what could have been.
I totally we have to agree with this item. It is so much easier to love than to hate. because hate eats away at us and torments our very being. When we get to the point that we are miserable and want everyone else to be I think we realize what a sad state that we are truly in. Then we begin to see the sunshine from heaven above and the darkness is removed by the rainbows. God lifts the hate and anger and spite and puts love in it's place. The truth is revealed it is much easier to love than to hate. Then we honestly begin to heal.
I love this, I think of everyone read this we would have to admit that at one time or another we have been there. Unhappy with all that we have been given, thankless for all the many blessings that we have been given. Then one day Jesus' blood covers our heart and soul and shows us the complete truth. That we have been so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. I know we have been so blessed by God, the one thing that I am most thankful for is my salvation. That Jesus died on the cross for my sins. That He knocked at my hearts door and I gladly accepted the love He extended. My favorite lines because I know that it is by the Grace Of God that I am made new by the blood of Jesus Christ. I am so undeserving but God loves us anyways.
I am most thankful to be aware that I have been blessed to walk in God's Grace
I have been blessed to walk in His Grace for almost thirty years now
Me, one of the least deserving of His children, the belligerent one, the heathen
I have come so far thanks to the people He put my life, I have so far to go
Everyday for me is an act of faith, a Gift of Grace
Very true on this insite. It doesn't matter what we wore, or the name brand that it displays. It is the soul prints that we leave behind, that make a difference when we are gone. To leave love, and kindness that has been showed to us by God in heaven. To be known as a person who loved with all their heart without reservations and told others about Jesus to me is the most important soul footprints we could leave behind when we leave this world.
I also celebrate this moment. Our country has overcome a stumbling block that has been in our path way too long. I think everyone should be treated with respect and dignity. No matter what a person's looks like. We are all equal and it is time we start treating one another as we want to be treated. In our small town racial prejudice is bad still today. Where I lived before we moved here, everyone was friends we say a person by what was on the inside not the color of their skin. We have raised our daughter to ignore the remarks made by others, to treat everyone with respect, and be kind to all that you encounter. I pray that our towns racial prejudice never has a negative impact upon her. That what we have taught in our home will help her treat others with kindness and not be mean to others. I think we have reached a mile stone now we have more to reach. Like you said one day will we live to see a woman president black or white it won't matter. It will mean that our country is finally pulling together, trying to mend past hurts.
I love this story it has a great spin on it. I am very suprised that the candidates have not come up with this idea yet. May be you should email their press personel and make a suggestion, it is a good one. I would vote for someone offering to give rather than receive. I like the wife's little comments, shows her sense of humor. I love the one money see monkey do. I would love to see Obama and McCain dress up and go around the United States trying to convince us voters of what they could give to us instead of what they plan on taking. It would be an amusing and interesting approach. Anyways I got a good laugh, I still haven't made up my mind who I am voting for, I guess I am undecided. Better make a decision soon.
Many times we suffer so much pain and it makes us bitter. If as a child you were abused you want to know why? What is the purpose? If you grow up feeling lonely and sometimes feel abandoned, there is someone who will pick you up and put you in their arms, one day the Light will appear and no longer will you be in darkness. Sometimes things happen to us, and helps make us more compassionate towards others, I guess in a way we are humbled. When we experience pain, grief, and trials along the path of life, we become more understanding to others. God will use everything that we have encountered and experinced to His glory that I know for sure. He may be mending us for a job that He has prepared us for many years back. We just have not reached where He needs us to be yet. My favorite lines because if we pick up our spiritual tools and let God in our heart, His plan for our lives will soon be revealed.
Pick up the kit of spiritual tools laid at your feet
Incorporate these ideals in your daily living
Do the work and the answers will come
I totally respect your way of putting this. To be respectful and give signals and not cut others off. I feel that being a safe and concerned driver is what is required. Not to be dangereous and carefree and endanger the lives of all those around you. To many lives have been lost because of folks that are out joy riding. Not caring who is in their path, they are speeding and being inconsiderate of those around them obeying the traffic laws. Many of us have family and friends on the highways so it would be great if everyone was a careful and considerate person. We want to keep our friends and family with us a long time.
Very good insite. Many times we have to experinece downfalls and dissappointments before we reach our full potential of reaching our dreams entirely. Like my mom used to tell me, child you must crawl before you can walk Wise woman how I miss her. Anyways when the discouraging feelings of failure come our way, we can turn them into lessons of stepping stones. We learn from them and not repeat them. We learn to fly a little at a time. Soon we will take off and remain in mid air and reach our dreams that seemed so impossible.
This is very heartfelt and sad. It sounds like a person is trying to find acceptance and many people place stumbling blocks in their way. Never be discouraged about what type of work that you do. Always give a hundred percent and hold your head high. If you have done the job to the best of your ability then you should be proud of yourself. No matter what type of enviroment you work in there is always going to be someone that thinks you are beneath them. That is no way to be but it does happen. Remember to pray for them, God has placed you there for a reason. Just follow the example of how you want to be treated and may be it will be a postive step that they will eventually follow. My favorite lines because you need to always be true to yourself, never play down your abilities and never be ashamed of the type of work you do. Do it well and be proud that you work for a living. Don't let others determine your self worth.
I come across as really smart,
But my job is kind of dumb -
So I continue to play my part;
Without pride, I feel so glum!
Most certainly good advice. Never try to impress others after just learning to bowl. For one your back and legs will thank you, if you play the game just for fun. Trying to act like you are really good is the biggest mistake that I made when learning to bowl, needless to say you can end up on your bottom sliding down the lane trying to curve the ball, and trying to make a strike all in one. Humiliation is what I experienced.
I pray that your story will reach others and give them hope. For this is such a horrible monster, it destroys lives, and splits up families everyday. I know my family was torn apart by it when I was a teen. I thank God for AA. Especially the Alateen program that they have. It helped me see that none of my families drinking was my fault. That no matter what I done until they wanted help no one could truly help them. That the first step was that they had to realize and admit they had a problem with alcohol. Only then could they truly be helped. It took so long for me to recover from the damage that was done to our family by the alcoholics that I lived with. The fights, the arguing, the horrible language, it left many emotional scars until I realized God could help me. He helped me to realize that I could only help them by praying. That I was the child not the parent, so I begin holding them responsible, and when they ask me to bring them a beer I was like get it yourself. I will not be your second crutch, calling in to work for you, and waiting on you hand and foot. I regain a lot of freedom and self worth thru alateen and learned a great lesson from my families illness. Yes it is an illness, and it is very hard to overcome. It is a new battle every single day My favorite lines because it is one day at a time and it takes God in heaven to help a person achieve soberity.
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And so the journey began away from ease and comfort to the truth about the lie
Everyday one day at a time, a little further from one and closer to the other
I really like this poem, it shows that you get your inner strength from God in heaven. That each day you depend on Him for everything that you need.That your beliefs get you through everyday, that God gives you the defenses to fight what is thrown in your path. I like how you say that your heaven and earth is brimming with hope. My favorite lines because it is absolutely true, our faith and spirit are our heaven and earth. Beautifully done.
thankful for all the love I’ve received since my birth.
My spirit and my faith are my heaven and earth.
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