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Can anyone relate???

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COMES THE DAWN

After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesnt mean leaning
And company doesnt mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses arent contracts
and presents arent promises

And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open,
And learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrows ground is too uncertain
For plans,
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn that even sunshine
Burns if you get too much,
So, you plant your own garden and
Decorate your own soul
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you
Flowers

And you learn that you really can endure....
That you are really strong,
And you really do have worth,
And you learn and learn
With every goodbye
You learn

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I love it! I hope I can get there, plant my own garden, sounds great!
thanks!
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Starting out on my ow is pretty scarey. I too hope someday to be able to build my own roads. Thanks for the words for thoughts
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this is great. i will be reading this over and over i believe. thank you for sharing!
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I printed this out.....very good!
marie32
marie32
it was great thank you printed it
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deleted_user
WOW, food for thought, Thanks
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Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful thoughts- I love the gardening imagery and this stanza:

"And you learn that you really can endure....
That you are really strong,
And you really do have worth,
And you learn and learn
With every goodbye
You learn"

Today is my first day as part of this website... it is surely a gift.
EllynHopes
EllynHopes
Wow! I am going to keep this poem for my next pregnancy. Thanks for sharing it!
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I love it. I feel it. I am so happy you posted that> I am going to print it and keep it in my bible. Thank you. I am new to this community. I thought I had grown past this part of my life but, I am back to this place because as it says in your post, "Tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight."
NASA>>>> I have crashed. LOL My journals tells the tales. Thank you again.
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I'm new to this site, but glad that i bumped into it. Thanks for the encouraging words. Just being here is comforting, knowing that I'm not alone.

Thanks again
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of course! lol
It has probably described every aspect of my life!
But really the garden we plant for ourselves is the best kind!
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