I cannot judge, what to quick eye
Appears as nonevent -
But use sheer sense to not pass by
A chance for variant.
Expectations, so frequently
Cause us to miss a chance.
While lingering, complacently
Could help us to advance.
I often use an inner sense
And not an outer gauge.
For life that's shared in present tense
May gift - another sage.
A kindly face - with eyes that speak
A message that is warm.
Will always find my soul to seek
that space which could transform ...
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Author notes
To view the print that stimulated the thoughts for this poem please click this link:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2370134
A contest entry
- Read The Tale.. Get Inspired.. by raspberry.
2000 points, ended October 12, 2007, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
A critical review welcomed ...
Comments
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I really like this poem, it makes you think, and I like things that make you stop and think a minute
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very well done
Very well done. Thank you for taking the time to enter the contest. Good luck to you..
May God Bless You..
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well needed poem
so true, to smile or nod to show kindness should be a given, such a simple act so rearly ever done. your poem is very insightful, people are so quick to judge they trust their eyes more so then their inner sense, and quite often they are wrong. GOD BLESS
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A warm and sensitive interpretation of the picture and text--best of luck in the contest.
Bill
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Some very true bits of wisdom have spilled from your pen in this one. I find myself, much too often, dreaming of the future or reliving the past and not taking advantage of the only time I have... the present. Best of luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
ps. My version of 'The Present'.. http://allpoetry.com/poem/601046
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Please paste your entry here http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2370134
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Transformation
Transformed through verse will will rehearse
a view both new, revealing.
No need for curse or comment terse,
true joy, enjoyment sealing.
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