Sunday 2 August 2009

A Place Called Sadness


In my selfishness, in my solipsism,
I confined myself to a place called Sadness.
There I dwelt in tears, with hands balled into fists pounding on the earth with the question, "Why?"

I have not since found the answer to,
All the sorrow that pierced me through,
But in that sad sad miserable place,
I realized something I did misplace,
It was gratitude.

Gratitude for gifts such as these:

Eyes that see rainbow colors shimmering on soap bubbles smelling of vanilla ice-cream,
Ears that hear beautiful music playing over the radio or the gentle pattering of rain in spring,
Hands to pull close the ones I so love,
Feet to carry me through the meadows and over mountains above,

And with great remorse I fell to my knees,
To count the joys I had so often missed,
When my thoughts turned to sorrow instead of sweet bliss.

May we always be grateful for these blessings we have...

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Sorry the poem doesn't really rhyme :(

4 comments:

  1. It doesn't have to rhyme. The message behind the poem is awesome. And it's beautifully written. Many people often do take what they have for granted. Great picture too. :]

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  2. Lly...I like your poem. I think it is human nature to often take our blessings for granted. We don't think about them until they are gone and then the feeling surfaces. I agree with your perspective on blessings.

    Dan Felstead

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  3. Lly,
    Beautiful photos and beautiful poetry!
    Poetry does not have to rhyme...it flows out of your soul...and capturing the essence of the feelings in words is a gift that you express well.
    ;^)

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  4. Thanks all for your encouragements. I really appreciate it.

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