A Toast to Life
I raise my glass,
A toast.
To life,
To struggle,
Many nights of struggle.
To strength,
Many days of strength.
Mustered from deep inside
A place no one can see.
To suffering.
Too long the suffering
But much the strength.
When to let go?
When to surrender ones self?
To begin the new journey.
Courage, courage...
Meet death at the door
And look him in the eye.
I raise my glass.
A toast,
To Life!
mlea 06/2009
dylandean commented on A Toast to Life
11-08-2009
11/13/2009
marxred commented on A Toast to Life
08-02-2009
08/02/2009
WordSlinger commented on A Toast to Life
06-26-2009
06/26/2009
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.
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| Salmon | 2 | 09/20/2009 |
| My Second Cup | 2 | 09/16/2009 |
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| Moonlight on the Gulf | 3 | 09/06/2009 |
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| Childhood Imaginings | 1 | 08/21/2009 |
| Summer Midday | 6 | 08/16/2009 |
| Wish Him Well | 3 | 08/08/2009 |
| Friendy Interference | 1 | 08/07/2009 |
| Cicada Chorus | 7 | 08/01/2009 |
| Spring Remembered | 2 | 07/31/2009 |
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| Road Trip | 2 | 07/23/2009 |
| Pixie Moon | 2 | 07/22/2009 |
| Late Awake | 1 | 07/18/2009 |
| Imaginings | 0 | 07/15/2009 |
| It's All about Me | 0 | 07/10/2009 |
| The Welcome Home | 2 | 07/06/2009 |
| Triumphant Day | 0 | 07/02/2009 |
| To Play For You | 0 | 07/01/2009 |
| Come Close | 1 | 06/30/2009 |
| Do Not Disturb | 3 | 06/28/2009 |
| Crossing the Neches | 0 | 06/28/2009 |
| A Toast to Life | 3 | 06/26/2009 |
| Mother's Day After | 1 | 06/23/2009 |
| Moon Dance | 4 | 06/22/2009 |
| Good Morning | 7 | 06/18/2009 |
| My Son is Going to Baghdad | 3 | 06/13/2009 |
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| Moonglow | 3 | 06/12/2009 |
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