As we are born into this world ,
hope envelopes our souls.
The breath of life for an angel,
this we all have known.
How we are taught and what we do,
keeps the heart on the run.
But the breath of life tends to slow,
as age slowly comes .
Through our life taken for granted each day,
we breath in life all along the way.
But as we age it becomes labored and we pray ,
Lord the breath of life give me just one more day .
Hope comes forth and gives us that strength ,
for the blessings one more breath does bring.
The body thrives on this hope we all know,
until our faithful day we go back home.
As the last breath is taken and hope turns to faith ,
shall fly to heaven upon hope's wake.
Author notes
Why would we do this what are we thinking indeed for
we are the keepers of the life we so need .
A contest entry
- Quickie Quote Prompt # 6 by BluesMan.
875 points, ended July 16, 2008, 32 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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As one gets older the grattitude of each next breath becomes greater And we hope that the breath is strong enough to keep the quality of life high Thank you fore entering my contest
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wow. That was a truly touching and powerful piece. I thoughrouly enjoyed that. Fantastic write, So strong, I think I forgot to breath while reading it. Thank you for writing it. Good luck in the contest!! My favorite line is 'for the blessings one more breath does bring.' such a true and impactful statement. Well written!!
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awesome
love the authors note, all too true. Like the broken verse style, as always, it rings of a good long talk after a nice meal with the Kids.
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Inspiring
I like the message in your poem and I can feel the comfort of the breath of life from Jesus coming through your words.
I love the message of your poem, which breathes a lot of hope to us all. Thank you.
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Yes my friend, why would we do this? I guess this is called "a part of life" You did a great job on this one!
Best of luck in this contest!
and love
Nyetta
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Such an uplifting and spiritual write so full of hope. I so enjoyed reading. Good luck in the contest Theresa
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