(Painting--"Kelly"--by Grant Johnson)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5jBR_Qi9I#
Favorite Poem is: Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
--by Max Ehrmann
Copyright 1952
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In realms of change we keep asking,
“Are bare threads the last remnants of Hope?”
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As babes sleep in peace and the old reminisce
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I Need you to Know . . .
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We don't have control, of what pours through the soul,
Every poem will have final say.38 lines, 134 comments, August 25, 2002. In Feelings
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To my sister . . .
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Sensations of tracings over my lips
Subtle clove cigar-smoke fingers13 lines, 11 comments, March 26, 2008 -
Beastly muscle-stretches sieze Warm bodies like a tease13 lines, 16 comments, March 26, 2008
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The cool clay warmed beneat Kim's questing fingers, relinquishing to her touch. A sensation radiated up her arms and through her body as th787 lines, 1 comment, December 6, 2007. In , 600-2000 words
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The Walk
(A Slice of Inspiration)1494 lines, 14 comments, October 2, 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
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sidewinder on October 29slithers all over your page
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sidewinder on October 26crawls all over your page
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carlspenc1 : Greetings on October 12Hello Kelly,
I hope you are doing alright and your writing is going okay too ?, I decided it was time to check out my Friend and see how life is going on ye old Allpoetry site too ... just wrote something for a change ... ha ha
I guess it had to happen sooner or later.
take care .. love
Carl x x x
Now I`m going back to my Al Jolson music. -
Just Francesca. on September 23Thank you so much for the comment on my poem, i appreciate all the comments i can. btw my name is also Kelly, or well the name i go by as Kellena is my full name.
