I ran through every door in life to see
What great adventure waited there for me,
Could not contain my joy in feeling pain
Or right a wrong and wrong a right again.
I gave my blood that other folks might live
Then took a life, not my crime to forgive.
Was sick and nearly died a million times
And stood up for lost causes who did crimes.
In loving I knew heartbreak and despair.
Raw jealousy made sadness linger there.
When facing every day, I lived in fear
Of making progress through another year.
I've been insane, then sensible again.
Through courage, faced the anger, life to gain.
The deserts and the mountains called to me,
From panning gold to fishing tropic sea.
I went the way of scholar and of fool
In being nun and whore, was raped, was cruel.
Gave birth to seven children and lost four.
Still wondered if there'd be another door.
I shook my fist at God then called Him friend
And wondered where it all was going to end.
It hasn't ended yet no thanks to me.
The doors I've opened lack regret, you see.
I've found that if you take your chances straight
That endless doors will open in your fate
And myriad reflections you will see
Of what your humdrum life can really be.
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Author notes
I've only touched the tip of the iceberg with this version of the doors of opportunity and what they can do, but I hope it suffices.
Written June 29th, 2004
A contest entry
- Doorways of Life by Daoine.
300 points, ended July 3, 2004, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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the doors ive opened lack regret.thats the beauty you beauty!!!
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you are amazing and your work still sits me back well done my sister. it is so good to ahve you back
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We've not ever been far apart....You know. Love ur words.
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Moving and intense words, erupting from a soul that has consciously or unconsciously taken many opportunities to learn. It goes without saying that living in this manner will often give you a rough time, which you expressed in your poem quite well. The paths of all souls through space and time are distinguished from others, but only few are given more than they can take, even if at times life seems and insane circus. I admire the way in which you express yourself, passing on accounts of the horrors you've survived and in the end mentioning what you do with that (and what all of us should do with their lives). Thank you for creating and sharing. I enjoyed reading and pondering on this, not for the joy contained within your words, but for the wisdom shimmering through it. Take care,
Rage -
Initially, the theme seemed so well worn that it was difficult to imagine something new. But your treatment of this theme, and the almost covert richness of your language, the careful working and the faithful ryhme and rythm of the piece are simply marvelous. One can read it as prose or lyrics, and it works either way - a true test of a poem.
My favorite parts:
Was sick and nearly died a million times
And stood up for lost causes who did crimes.
...Raw jealousy made sadness linger there.
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I've been insane, then sensible again.
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I went the way of scholar and of fool
In being nun and whore, was raped, was cruel.
Gave birth to seven children and lost four.
Still wondered if there'd be another door.
These are powerful lines that reach into the soul of the reader, and give it a sharp pinch.
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Now see i remember this poem and I rmber liking it the first time, but there does not appear to be a comment from me on it...
So I love the idea of so many choices and the realization that not all of them were the best, but they are the choices we have made and the doors we have chosen to walk thru or not.
i like your rhyme and flow in this...
susan -
good
I liked this one, it made me feel sad for some reason not sure but I like it, I liked the other poem better but this one is good -
Wow, Ginger, the more I read of your work the more I am impressed. This one spans the gamut of human emotions of ups and downs, ins and outs, down and outs, and gleeful shouts! Keep up the great work!
Hoosier -
Well, this has taken me on a journey, I feel like I have walked through several different "doors" in just one poem. I could have paralleled my own life to many of the experiences you proffered in this write. I believe that we determine our own pathways in life--we can make it easier or harder on ourselves. This is a very thoughtful write inasmuch as it shows the myriad of paths we can take. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this poem.
Many blessings,
Raven Aurora
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i believe in sliding doors and things of such...it is lovely...i kept thinking of so so many different things in this write...very nicely done..
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you have a definate style in this and i love it. so much said and you did'nt overpower it by using arbitrary language.
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Well this sure looks like a winner, wouldn?t surprise me a bit, I love this poem, I have been searching for a poem like this all day to make me smile and this really brought up my spirits, great job and thanx for sharing, ...KraM...
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Nice message here. Good luck in the contest, and best wishes in all that you do! Take care!
your cerulean dreamer,
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nothing more than applause ~ i dont have the words to say what i am feeling ~ this is great x
elaine
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Awesome! In Texas we call this a two-step. You have to take two steps forward and one step back. Life is a yo-yo.
Great write,
Marcellus -
Powerful
Hi Gingerandhoney:
Seems that you have live many lifetimes in your short time on this earth. Topped peaks and pulled your self out of valleys. Time is still on your side and you are better because you recognize it. A very powerful write and you do have faith to bring yourself to the point you want to be. Thank you for this excellent write. Bill -
made me tear up! Wonderful piece! Bravo.
The message was priceless. (I'm still shook up). The meter was nice and the rhyme just added to the poem all together!
An amazing job at using paradox's to your advantage. I'm very impressed! .
Finally, that conclusion... A true poet leaves the audience satasfied. This honestly did. Took my heart away at that!
I'm awed by your talent . Keep it up!
You deserve this,
Carry on!
Claide
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I love the show of contrariness for every starting line of each stanza:
"Could not contain my joy in feeling pain"
"I've been insane, then sensible again"
"I went the way of scholar and of fool"
"I shook my fist at God then called Him friend"
Those just show what the voice experiences... as human will possibly undergo as they trudge the long road of life... And I love the message that the last stanza conveys, that it's really up to us to make our life better... just so long as we not end life prematurely.
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There are times it takes a lot of courage to try yet another door, when earlier ones disappointed us so badly. It is only when we stop expecting something for nothing that a more mature view shows that every experience has something to teach us, the bad as well as the good. I have always felt that we can learn much more from mistakes than from successes, for with success what else is there in it to learn? Others have already said, in many ways, all the glowing things I might have said, and wish you all the best in this contest. --Dee
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Very good. I liked the contradictions (the seemingly opposites) that ran throughout. I epecially liked the end. I like poems that end with postive hope.
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Yes I agree with purpleSky it is very uplifting and the doors of opportunity are always in front of us, just step in and take it. Great write. Thank you
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What an uplifting write. I totaly agree with all you have stated here. The doors are there just waiting to be opened but it is us who must make the effort to open them
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awesome
WHOA MAN THIS AWESOME! you, my friend, has a bad case of talent... you better take this disease to the doctor and have him check it out! this poem rocks!!!!! keep it up and good luck in the contest. i swear if you ever quit writing i am going to have to kill you! your talent is too good to waste! holy man this rocks!
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Wise and wonderful
The regular meter and rhyme raise the scaffold of a rich poem about experience and the wisdom you have gained from it.
There are some places where the form has curtailed the meaning, for example, "And stood up for lost causes that did crimes".
I love the spirit in this poem, that however we have lived, there is more to live for than to regret. Excellent!
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You have indeed captured the rich experience of all the doorways we go through. and the frightening and beautiful array of contradictions in living life wholly and completely, tasting every thing including the agony. worded to perfection. an amazing work.
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You have an amazing piece here. I mean it it is gorgeous. I like it. Too bad I have to compete against you. This poem totally rocks. Keep up the good work and God bless. It was for damn sure a pleasure to read. Brilliant piece..........................
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I think you have captured the essence of it all in this one...very good and thanks for sharing...freda
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a fantastic piece of poetry, just the tip of the iceberg, well it is a great sharp tip. insane to sensible, that rings some bells in me. eeek at my mouse doing strange movements but hey
I move into the
rooms in my head as worlds they
collide across the
centuries, and I
am entering the darkest
room, touching sounds.
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i really love the way you have written here.....you really have got the rhythm thing down....good luck in the contest, and best wishes..........thaks for sharing........ ~~~~~~~~Stephanie~~~~~~~~
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I really enjoyed this. The rhythm and rhyme were, as always, spot on, and you picked some wonderful examples that really heightened the idea of what being alive *is*.
There are one or two points where grammar, and to an extent, sense, have been sacrificed a little to keep the rhythm working, and I think they could be polished up a little: line 3 of verse 1, was the first instance I noticed, although I think that could be simply fixed by changing the previous full stop to a comma, thus allowing the I from the first line to carry through.
I left this poem with a real appreciation for what life is and a real joy that I can continue to experience it. Thank you for that.
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This is such a wonderful entry to this contest. I think your poem tells all of the readers that there are doors there for all of us....all we need to do is open them....peer inside....try them out....if they don't work for us, then open another door.
Your poem itself was written so smoothy....great job.
I leave you my first applause of the day. Kudos to you. Cheryl
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I say. That was smooth. It more than sufficed, I can't wait to see the whole iceberg. A beautiful lovely gifted piece. I agree, there is lots of wisdom there enough to pop some neurons. I loved it. I know it's personal, but I can't help admiring the truth behind the words. Keep this up.
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Казахстан участвовал в отборочных турнирах двух олимпиад. Дебют олимпийской сборной состоялся в отборочном турнире олимпиады 1996 года в Атланте. На первом этапе Казахстан оказался в одной подгруппе со сверстниками из Узбекистана, Таджикистана и Кыргызстана. Казахстанцы под руководством Сергея Гороховодацкого заняли в подгруппе первое место и вышли во второй этап, где оказались в одной группе с Китаем, Кореей и Саудовской Аравией. Игры финального этапа проходили в столице Малайзии Куала-Лумпуре.
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You're very gifted! I will add you to my favorites list, I'm anxious to read more of your work!
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[[I've found that if you take your chances straight
That endless doors will open in your fate]]] Such words of wisdom Ginger. By opening doors is how we live our lives - or we may choose to live in the prison we have created for ourselves and keep the doors closed. Now how did you get to be so wise and who pulled you off that mountain eh
You wiseguy! Thanks for this! Enjoyed as always 
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Good work! Nice imagery that relays life's constant contridictions (as well as human nature's). It flowed well with good pentameter. Good luck in the contest!!
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You have some really beautiful rhymes here. This is intense. You wanted me to be critical? But how can I! This flows with such utter completeness. I could really feel the words and get lost in the emotions you convey. There is so much here that is also in hidden context , There are underlinging emotions that people might miss if they only read it once. I wish to hell I had something critical to give.....
.....Oh well....I guess I failed...lol. Lovely. Just lovely.
Love to you ,
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"...insane, then sensible again..." MAN, do I know that feeling! lol...enjoyable reading! & nearly quoting Aldous Huxley, too, no less! ("The Doors of Perception"-I tell "puppies" all the time that's where The Doors got their name)...swan
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Can you say WOW! It really describes how life really is! I know I am young but I have had a hard life, but hey I am not complaining I have learned to deal with it. I liked the flow of this poem and how it rhymed. Wonderful write! Keep up the wonderful work! *KP*
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Now this took my breath away. It describes how life is supposed to be lived. To the fullest. I hear no regrets
within the emotions and the imagery bursts with such colors.
Very rich and mature. Thank you for sharing
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OH wow i liked this...i'm suprised since i hate rhyming and all so i was just kinda like WOW....i was in a great mood since i've felt liek this a million times i love how when you read someones poems you get their feelings and can realate them to yours...lemon....this was beautiful.
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I must be out of my mind. As I was reading this, it sounded familiar, and I realized I'd just read this, lol. I'm so stupid sometimes...
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An excellent poem. It's not so much how you've written it, as what you've written. This relates to so many people on so many different levels. What an awesome write! Every verse brings something that we could all say we've been through, or felt like. A very emotive poem. well done!!!!! -
Very cleverly written poem.Wonderfully worded and rhymed Tip of the tceberg you say.You have been extremely busy to date.Good luck in the contesr.
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Wow that was really spectacular! You really put a lot of emotion in it as I can see. Lots of conflicts and things. It somewhat panned out how life truely is. Keep up the great work!
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Hello there,
Well, this is awesome. You know what they say, ' as one door shuts another one opens".....and each door has two sides. Liked the way you rhymed and detailed positives and negatives of your feelings and thoughts. A great write....got me thinking indeed. Good luck with this one.
Cheers and claps,
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I thought this was very well done. I can understand what you're talking about- as you move through life, has it just started? where will it end? how do you live through it in the meantime? In our lives we will curse against God, but then ask for forgiveness and ask for our strength and faith to be heightened ever more. Really good piece...
-Abby Eyeball-
P.S. I have to admit that I do enjoy reading your poems any time they're featured in the promo box, I think I should go further than that and actually read the poems off your author page
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Nice take on doors of opportunity, and all the conflicting emotions and outcomes you name give such brilliant imagery to this, it's like reliving your life. Nicely done, and good luck in the contest.
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You're quickly becoming one of my favorite poets around these parts! Nice work! Keep writing!!
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This was amazing. The rhyme was really consistant and added a nice flor to the poem. Very, very nice. Also, I love the background. Haha. I'm such a coffee nut...or...a coffee bean. Blah! Sorry
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Gosh cant even begin to comment on this one now I just know it deserves to be applauded over again.
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this is the most amazing breath taking poem i have read in forever. my goddess you have hit a new level in your writting. it is raw beautiful gorgeous, thought provoking, imagery, flow. so damn well done my jaw dropped hitting the floor. i am so proud of you and this writting i dont know what else to say. it is spectacular in every way i could eve imagine. i so hope you place gold if not silver in this contest, cause if you dont they are blind as hades. again this is brilliant!
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