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THE FLOW OF LIFE

IF THE SKY ABOVE SEEMS CLOUDY,
AND YOU'RE LEFT OUT IN THE RAIN,
IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR A RAINBOW,
BUT THE COLORS BRING YOU PAIN,
IF YOUR WORLD IS NOT REVOLVING,
AND THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT,
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE SUNSHINE,
BUT ALL YOU SEE IS NIGHT,
IF ALL AROUND ARE SMILLING,
BUT ALL YOU CAN DO IS FROWN,
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF ALL THIS LIVING,
WHEN LIFE JUST BRINGS YOU DOWN,
THEN LOOK BEYOND YOUR TEARDROPS,
AT THE WONDERS OF THIS LAND,
THE BEAUTY OF A FLOWER,
LIKE VELVET IN YOUR HAND,
FEEL THE AIR AROUND YOU,
THE SMELL OF NEW MOWN HAY,
LAUGHING CHILDREN IN THE PARK,
THE INNOCENCE THERE AT PLAY,
IMAGINE FLOATING WITH A BUTTERFLY,
AS SHE FLUTTERS BETWEEN THE TREES,
OR THE WHISPERS OF THE OCEAN,
ON WARM HOT SUMMERS BREEZE,
THINK OF THE TASTE OF CANDY FLOSS,
AS IT MELTS UPON YOUR TONGUE,
OR THE MELODY OF MORNING BIRDS,
AS THEY GREET EACH DAY WITH SONG,
REMEMBER WORDS OF BEAUTY,
TOLD IN YOUR MOTHERS EMBRACE,
FEEL THE GENTLENESS OF HER TOUCH,
AS SHE SOFTLY KISSED YOUR FACE,
SEEK THE GOOD WITHIN YOU,
CAST THE CLOUDS FROM OUT YOUR SKY,
DO'NT LOOK TOWARD THE PAVEMENT,
BUT HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH,
THINK NOT WHAT LIFE IS OWED YOU,
BUT AT ALL YOU HAVE TO GIVE,
FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW,
THEN YOU CAN START TO LIVE,
SO BLESS THIS AGE YOU'RE LIVING,
WITH THE GIFTS YOU CAN BESTOW,
DON'T DISREGARD THE STREAM OF LIFE,
GO GENTLY WITH THE FLOW.

BY
TONY BROOKS
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Thank you Tony for allowing me to print one of your poems on my page!
You are a true Angel!





I'll Lend You A Child Of Mine

"I'll lend you for a little while, a child of mine," He said.
"For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead."
"It may be six or seven years, or twenty two or three."
"But, will you 'til I call him back, take care of him for me?"
"He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and his stay be brief,"
"You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief."

"I cannot promise he will stay, as all from earth return."
"But, there are lessons taught down there, I want this child to learn."
"I've looked the wide world over in, my search for teacher's true."
"And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes, I've selected you."
"Now you will give him all your love ~ not think the labor vain."
"Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again."

"I fancied that I heard them say, 'Dear Lord, thy will be done.'
"For all the joy this child shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run."
"We'll shower him with tenderness, and love him while we may."
"And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay."
"And should the angels call for him much sooner then we planned,"
"We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand."

~~Author Unknown~~






"Steps To Happiness"

Everybody Knows:
You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things equally well.
You can't do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.

So:
You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.

Then:
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you'll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:
That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you
are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.
author unknown





I'M FREE...

DONT GRIEVE FOR ME , FOR NOW IM FREE,
IM FOLLOWING THE PATH GOD LAID FOR ME,
I TOOK HIS HAND WHEN I HEARD HIM CALL,
I TURNED MY BACK AND LEFT IT ALL.

I COULD NOT STAY ANOTHER DAY,
TO LAUGH, TO LOVE, TO WORK OR PLAY,
TASKS LEFT UNDONE MUST STAY THAT WAY,
I FOUND THAT PLACE AT THE CLOSE OF DAY.

IF MY PARTING HAS LEFT A VOID,
THEN FILL IT WITH REMEMBERED JOY,
A FRIENDSHIP SHARED , A LAUGH A KISS,
AH YES, THESE THINGS, I TOO, WILL MISS.

BE NOT BURDENED WITH TIMES OF SORROW,
I WISH YOU THE SUNSHINE OF TOMORROW,
MY LIFES BEEN FULL, I SAVORED MUCH,
GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD TIMES, A LOVED ONES TOUCH.

PERHAPS MY TIME SEEMED ALL TO BRIEF,
DONT LENGTHEN IT NOW WITH UNDUE GRIEF,
LIFT UP YOUR HEART AND SHARE WITH ME,
GOD WANTED ME NOW, HE SET ME FREE....

(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)




TO LET GO TAKES LOVE
author unknown

To let go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else,
to let go is not to cut myself off,
it is the realization I can't control another.
To let go is not to enable.
But to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another.
It is to make the most myself.
To let go is not to care for,
But to care about.
To let go is not to fix
but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge
but allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own destinies.
To let go is not to be protective,
it is to permit another to face reality.
To let to is not to nag, scold or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings
and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires
but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and to love more.













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