Contemplate

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    Contemplate


    Where did life go when I wasn't looking?
    Did I let it slip by as if a dream not remembered?
    I long for yesterday and plan for tomorrow
    But today just evades me, I don't understand

    Once there was love, now replaced by regret
    The Fountain of Youth is no more than a trickle
    The deeds good and bad are all twisted together
    Today, discontent will be tomorrow's fond memories

    As I watch life go on, I know I'm less a part
    Of the wheelig and dealing I knew in the past
    Is it now time for me to hand over the mantle?
    I shall not retreat that easily, my friend

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    Rhymer commented on Contemplate

    11-07-2009

    Excellent piece, once again your talent and imagination is shining through.
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    Writer1

    11/10/2009

    Thank you, Rhymer. I do appreciate your kind comment. I write for myself, but to receive comments from those who read (and aren't obligated to...like my husband and children :) is always nice.

    monkyntz commented on Contemplate

    05-27-2009

    reading your bio thought we might have something in common both 53, 5 kids, 3 grandchildren and i could really relate to this like the easy flow of words. don't hand off the mantle yet i'm sure you have alot of miles still in you nice write
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    Writer1

    06/12/2009

    Just re-read your comment and, you know what? I truly LIKE you as a person. You seem to be something of a paradox and that is one of my favorite characteristics in a person....and in a writer. :)

    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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