Words may come and words may go;
the feelings still remain.
All the things that you may know
mean nothing in the rain.
Love may rise and Love may fall;
its echo lingers on ~
painful tears may take your All;
you blink, and then they're gone.
Hope may dance and Hope may sing ~
it wants you to join in;
The Time spent lost in dreaming
will let your Heart begin.
We may laugh and we may cry ~
it's part of Life, you know.
Ours is not to reason why;
we're just here for the Show.
Time is here and Time is now;
don't waste your every breath ~
we're not here to wonder how ~
Living means more than death.
Love will wash you clean and pure
and leave you feeling fine;
The Rainbow will appear for sure
and then your Soul will shine...
~ November 1, 2004
11:30 p.m.
Author notes
This started as a two~stanza poem, comprised of the first & last stanzas; please tell me what you think...
The background was borrowed from poet Maureen, from her poem for me, 'Swanee...How We Love ya, Our Dear Ol' Swaneee!'
www.allpoetry.com/poem/730115
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A contest entry
- Calling all Poets for Poetry #2 (minamal pre-writes allowed) by Dark Whispers.
315 points, ended March 29, 2007, 10 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Wowies! I adore this background almost as much as I love the piece. Wonderful work here. Thanks so much for the share. Good luck in the contest, to ya.
Fave part: That great last stanza!
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a bit philosophical with an undercurrent flow of sadness and willingly or unwillingly submitting to fate and the inevitable course of time and events...as usual another wonderful piece from you...
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This is a truly beautiful poem and eccellent wording.great job and good luck in the contest.
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this is a wonderful poem
If only we could see it this way, we would have so much more fun:
We may laugh and we may cry ~
it's part of Life, you know.
Ours is not to reason why;
we're just here for the Show.
so very nice..PK
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Thanks for reading...but the capitals aren't errors; they're intentional...a la Emily Dickinson...I capitalize specific words to give emphasis & distinction...for example: 'I love pizza/my Love is infinite'...'I hope you feel better/my Hope is in you'...like so...I know; it has been a point of contention before...Thanks for your Time...(see???) 
Don't mind me; macrame'd humor...LOL Be well, Poet...
Wanda
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I like it. It's very cute. The background is perfect! Don't change it! Thanks for entering and good luck! There are a few puncuation errors. You have a lot of capitals in where they don't need to be, other than that, It's good. Good luck!
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Oh, please do...I should love to read it...I'm glad you liked my little offering to the storm...
♥ Wanda
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Thanks, Lynne!!! Glad ya liked it...sigh I'm having so much fun!!! I LOVE this background...it's on the poem Maureen wrote for me, in July...sigh Ain't it purty'??? hehehe
I LOVE rainbows...& what they mean...TTYL, my Friend!!! Wanda
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Excellent
Lovely.....you are indeed on a roll, the background is so fitting for this work, the naturl flow to this rhyming sequence is a delight to read. Beautifully done as usual
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Ahhh, m'Lady...it takes one to know one...& your talents run deep, as do mine...we're all a part of the same Grand Design, Sweetheart...like snowflakes & fingerprints...all the same...all unique...never underestimate your Gifts, my Friend...they are mighty...I've seen you grow so much just since I joined in June...I'm proud of ya, 
Angelic One...& honoured to be able to call you Friend... Wanda
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nea my seeetone you are the deeply talented one
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Honey, if I had a job, I'd buy it for ya!!! With your incredible gifts, it would be awesome, I just know it!!! Then again, your poems are lovely paintings all by themselves...thanks for visiting, Angelic One... TTYL!!! Wanda
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they look so incredably awsome. everyone I know has someone buying them a meembership here on ap....perhaps that will done for me one day. i am very happy for you
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Honey, I posted like 50 poems in two days!!! Granted, a lot of them are short ones, but still!!! Most of them are brand new!!!
I think the ol' Muse done grabbed my pen away from me & said, 'Here!!! Let ME do it!!!' Phew!!! What a rush...haven't been this inspired in years!!! sigh It feels Grand, my Friend...I am so loving this...all of it!!! Thanks for visiting...TTYL!!! Wanda
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What a beautiful poem and background dear Wanda! This is lovely. I have some catching up to do with you Been sooooo busy lately. This was awesome!
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Love you, my Daisey Girl...Hope all is well...I'll be back later... Wanda
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the graphic sets the stage for the reader to read a piece that is poetically coined and just "feel" right...gives me a rainbow of hope in my gray cloudy world of reality...thank you for sharing...
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Makes perfect sense to me, my Friend!!! Me, too...TTYL!!! Thanks for dropping in... Wanda
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Beautiful
Another amazing poem, I love rainbows! They brighten my darkest days if that makes any sense to you. Keep penning those beautiful writes that shine to the core of my soul! -
Thanks, Araina~Rose...lovely name, that...I appreciate your Time...& your glowing review...I like that in a reader!!! hehehe Be well, Poet...there's lots more where this one came from!!! You're Welcome on my pages, anytime...Be well!!! Wanda
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A residual effect, eh??? Too
Cool!!! hehehe Thanks for dropping by, Sweetheart... I appreciate ya!!! TTYL, my Friend... Wanda
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Thanks, 'Just' hehehe...a lot of power in that word, eh??? I appreciate your Time...glad ya liked my poem...be well, Goddess!!! Wamda
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Thanks, Gordie!!! I appreciate your visiting me...be well, my Friend!!! Wanda
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Thanks, Sweetheart!!! So glad ya said that...as a matter of fact, you do have others I'd like to use...you obtainer of loveliness!!! That one with the Knight, Fair Maiden, et al...??? My poem 'Royal Siege'....about King Arthur (kinda) & Excalibur...Man!!! Would that ever be a perfect background!!! You're so sweet, Maureen...thanks so much!!! & I will always give you credit!!! TTYL, my Dear Friend...be well!!! Wanda
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Beautiful poem! Excellent!
I love what you've written so far, Wanda. Please feel free to use any background or picture of mine that you like. That's perfectly alright with me!
<3 Maureen f
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This is a beautifully written poem. I love the message of hope and love you put into it. Very nice! You have great talent, please keep writing. I loved this!
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Wow, Wanda, this was soo beautiful and uplifting,
|Were not here to wonder how,
Life means more than death\
That was so beautiful, and your going to leave me thinking about this one for awhile!
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beautiful poem, and even more beautiful background, to go with...
incredible journey...
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Nice poem....we all have the fact in common that we all get wet in the rain. Your words . "Time is here and time is now" so true....Wisdom in words. Well expressed and written.....Buchan -
Thanks, em, my wondrous Friend...glad ya liked it!!! This is a bit different...& yes, I think I have a one~way ticket to the end of the line!!! LOL Can't seem to stop it, although I'm not really trying to...I'm still doing my free verse...but the rhymes keep hopping on board!!! hehehe TTYL, my Friend... Wanda
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& You make mine, as well, with your lovely comments, my Friend... Thanks, Ann...I appreciate ya!!! Wanda
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Hi Wanda! This poem contains two of my favorite things...rhyming, and rain. It's very uplifting and hopeful, which is exactly what I need right now Stay on the Rhyme Train, Wanda...you're good at it! And I love the picture...
-Em
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Yes, Live for now! Time is here and time is now, don't waste your every breath! Thank you for this inspiring piece this morning.....I needed it, you make my day! Ann
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Thanks, EyesNailedShut...glad ya liked it...I appreciate your Time, Poet...I looked at your author's page; very COOL!!! Great pictures, too!!! No Time to read your story tonight, though...going on 3 am here...I'll try to get there ASAP...I'm in the middle of job hunting & have recently moved, so have to use someone else's PC...gotta get in line!!! Take care of you, Lady... Wanda
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This is so pretty and uplifting, a great write for sure. I enjoyed the lightness at the end, great job!
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Nic, my lovely Friend...this is a 'work in progress'; I added more to it & changed it, just a tad...wanna c'mon back, take a gander??? hehehe...Glad ya liked it...I thought it was done...but it wasn't...may not be done yet!!! We shall see... Wanda
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Serenity...
Dear Wanda, all the things I love in this little poem: Rain, words, rainbow, soul, sunshine...ah, this made me think of my childhood days when I always used to run barefeet in the rain and my mother calling me in! Rainbows...build a beautiful bridge between heaven and earth....thank you for this colourful light and for making me feel "fine"!! Take care, dear poet friend
~ Nicolette
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