What happens to the good times?
I remember you when you were just a child
You were always running around with a beautiful smile
Now life has taken you to another route
Time to mature and discover what lies beyond
Because life is a serie of miles
and there's a lot of milestones that need to be walked
Courage I say to you my friend
we all have our problems too
There's no need to be chagrin
You are a lot stronger than you think
I saw a bird that flew the sky with two broken wings
And a man who touched many lives without using his hands
Don't get too caught up in the moment
Now is the time to take a stand
Don't blame yourself for what have happened
Grow with time and learn all you can
You can touch your star if you reach hard enough
In that process you must not be soft
It doesn't hurt to apply a little toughness on oneself
That will simply help you in moving on forward
The best things in life are always hard to get
For that reason you must not be a coward
Don't forget in this life we are all brothers
Your problem is also my problem
We too often get caught up in the system
That is why we act like we don't care
We all have to cry sometimes
And after that everything will once again be well
Your mountain may be a little tougher to climb
My river may be too big for me to swim across
But in life we all have our own tasks
Summer here and winter there
We are traveler birds
no matter what, we have to fly
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Author notes
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A contest entry
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There were minor spelling errors that made the rest of the poem difficult to read. However, it was still very good.
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Oh this one was awesome. Your words spoke to me in this piece I have been struggling with things. Unlike the internet I am usually very shy and its hard to gain toughness like your piece said. Great job mack!
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Very nice. Thanks for entering!
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I swear, I would have said my father wrote these words, they capture his stature and being to a t. It's like listening to him talking to me. This I have left commenting to the last because of this. Although the message within has been different from previous entries, this cries out to me more on a personal wavelength, and I thank you for that. Yes, maturity does come at a price, and being with a strong mind, with the courage to discover our own destiny is our doing. Our goals in life can be achieved, hardened hearts will become ours if we fight the dangers through our will to succeed. Fending off the fears we hold, along side the brothers and sisters who help guide us will be our reward. our hill of freedom will have many steps and stumbling blocks, but maps to show the way come in many forms, bridges built, will take us all across the crevices put in our way, then and only then, will we reach the top, and fly, free.
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A very moving piece...packed with emotion.. good work here. Thank you for entering my contest, good luck!
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There are no words that can capture the feelings and emotion that this evoked in me...
Brillaint
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a poem truly from your heart..and i like how you ended tis...very well done...good luck in the contest!
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Thank you for sharing your heart with us. I lost my oldest brother when he gave into the saddness at the age of 18 and have never gotten over it. I wish at that time I would have words like these maybe I could have saved him.
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Very very powerful and inspirational. You blended the words so beautifully and gave a great outlook on life. very beautiful poem. Thank you for entering my contest and the best of luck to you!
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Amazing
Excellent write, the way you refer to sun rise, which is a truly beautiful sight to see. personally i think sunsets show more beauty. great poem! i really enjoyed reading it, it gives hope to others! keep it up!
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Very nice poem of inspiration and help for all.
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This is a very inspirational peice. Nicely written! Thank you so much for sharing and best of luck to you!
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This piece is just brilliant. I don't know what else to say but it is really deep and moving
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i thought i commented my appologizes...but i would have made sure i did comment if you had followed the rules.sorry yet again it was very good
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This is just thought provoking. It is a master piece. I think the job and the flow to it is magnificent. Keep up the great work. I like how you poured out your skills
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This is a very hopeful poem. I wonder who you wrote this for...? Thanx for entering this into my contest, I shall take it into great consideration. I have seen so many people trying to tell friends of theirs to keep their chin up... but sometimes it just doesn't work. Maybe this poem will do its job to whoever it was written for.
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You were once so full of life
And now you are of the rotten
You have great rhythm in your poem here but the first four lines rhyme and yet the rest does not. I think if it wouldn't rhyme and you kept the form of the other two lines it relates rotten to suicide within your mind without having to restate the obvious. Great poem, intersting colors of halloween with the sunrise and overall the thought is cute and is trying to help those you think in need. I, myself, am a wolf of the night and love the dark and wouldn't mind the sun being gone. *smirks* hope that doesn't ruin your thoughts of perfect as the sunrise for me is the rising moon.
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It is easy to see that this one was from the heart. There is a good collection of wisdom in there. Someone feeling down inthe dumps could certainly take heart from such a thing.
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Powerful write - encouraging in ways, wisdom and realness.
Myra -
Our weaknesses are something we have to learn to overcome, and it can't just all happen all at once. It doesn't work that way. I think it's true when people say that you have to fall in order to get back up. I think, for the most part, you really do have to learn the lesson the hard way. Anyway, about this poem...I like the rhyming. But I'm not sure if it should be center-spaced. It's kind of distracting...at least to me. And because you have such long lines, I wonder if it might be better to space it to the left. But in any case, nice poem! I enjoyed reading it.
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Excellent job!
*bows as she contemplates in awe* truer words have not ever been spoken these lines were especillay inspiring and humbling
*You are a lot stronger than you think
I saw a bird that flew the sky with two broken wings
And a man who touched many lives without using his hands*
Thank you so veyr much for taking the time to read my haiku reading your poem was one of the few that mad ethis day worthwhile! -
I needed to read this one myself, what an inspirational piece indeed, you have touched so many here at AP with your wonderful words from your heart...and I thank you for sharing you, and please pen on!
-Timothy -
that is one amazing poem to people needing encouragement its wonderful!
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'Life is a series of miles'
There is a lot of truth and wisdom in this piece! It is apparent that you are a very encouraging soul! Good luck!
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Awesome write! Loved the imagery and flow. The simple words with a powerful message. Great... great job.
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This is just a fantastic piece of work. Yes indeed, it is brilliant and powerful. I love it. It is so true too
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Excellent
Wow! Great message! It's very hopeful and it speaks loads of encouragement to the weary reader. I truly enjoyed reading this poem. Keep up the great work and take care.
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This is a great poem, I really like how you handled the suicide issue and brought the person around with common sense and the simplicity (from a literal view) of the sun rise. This is very moving and powerful. Your words are packed with emotion and send quite a punch. Nice write, keep it up! May God guide your pen,
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Hello, and thanks for entering my contest. This is an great poem, very inspirational. I can see you poured a lot of thought into this to try and save somebody's life. Excellent job and good luck in the contest.
Chellie
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We do hang on to our past memories... we should learn to let go and carry on with our present life... this is very well written.... this is packed with encouragement and good advise... thanx for sharing...
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Touching
Oh ... this was so poignant. Yes we all have moments of weakness. We often feel as if our world is coming to an end and we need good friends like you to remind us that what we have is so special. It is the hard times in life that carve the character in us, if all was smooth we would be shallow, each trial and tribulation is a task for us to solve. Eventually with perseverance we will overcome these sadnesses
that wear us down and once again, hold our heads high.... Beautiful work
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This is one powerful piece of work I love it. I think you did a fantastic job. You have amazing work. Keep it going
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