What does it mean?
From time to time we like
to speculate about life.
How others live there lives,
whether in grand style or in obscurity.
Life is the gift of all gifts.
The opportunity to create.
To give and recieve.
To love and be loved.
To fail and succeed.
To cry and know sorrows.
To rejoice and experience ecstasy.
No man leaves this life without
knowing happiness and pain.
Like the gods we can go as far
as our imagination can see.
Some of us realize and experience
awesome wonders that propels us
into greatness.
While others barely leave their
village or town in fear of the unknown.
What makes one man or woman search and
seize the mysteries of live?
and others live in darkness without
faith or hope.
We are a puzzlement at best.
Mankind seems to be on a journey.
If we look at our past present and future
we can ascertain a divine plan as it were.
Some may disagree, but the fact still remains,
We have all been placed here on a planet
where we didn't ask to be.
Our final resting place is in the hands
of what will be.
While we are here we have the good fortunate
to explore the vast posibilities of what
we call life.
The way I see it is, the sky is the limit.
So we should learn from our mistakes
and make the best of this great gift
called life!
A contest entry
- In the company of. . . by Annalise.
900 points, ended July 18, 2007, 9 entries
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We are a puzzlement, that's for damn sure!
Wonderful life lesson this poem is. Very nicely done.
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a very deep and very true write your gift of writing always seem to make me keep wondering
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its so true!
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How very true. Life is the greatest gift and it is what we make of it. I enjoyed this insightful and well penned piece. Good luck in the contest..take care.
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Amen
You have found the fountain of youth called inner wisdom that has your spirits high and the knowledge to see all about you and know it can be better . And why some are afraid and others arent well for those afraid its the fear of the unknown that holds them back myself for instent I have a terrible fear of getting lost and being stranded somewhere with strangers . I dont know why but I am maybe someday I will find what joy it would be to just let go and see what I have missed all those years . Great write here
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