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The Times of My Life

There are times when I sing in the shower Times when I cry in the day There are times when I must sit for hours And times when I can run away There are times when I’m shaking with laughter My body trembles with joy And times when I’m still chasing after the dreams I had when I was just a boy There are times when I must be responsible And provide for this family I have There are times when I am mostly happy And times when I am sometimes sad There are times when I must quietly whisper Times when I can scream and shout You put all of these times together Well, that is what life’s all about There are times when I sing in the shower Times when I cry in the day I hope I have time tomorrow To do what I didn’t do today

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 4/5/2012 4:54:00 PM
Awesome write and message Joe!
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Date: 3/14/2012 8:37:00 AM
Good morning ;-) joe very insightful , thank you for sharing your wonderful poem. Have yourself a good one*always~pd"
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Date: 3/14/2012 1:43:00 AM
Loving this poem tonight, Joe! I'm having one of those sad days. My dog died (no kidding) :(... I hope I'll be singing in the shower again soon. Thanks for sharing. Rhonda
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Date: 3/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
GREAT poem. Is it for any contest? I really liked how the last stanza summed up an important point: that always we want to improve and fit into tomorrow even more than what we accomplished today. (well, joe, I am not perplexed by ALL the contests, just a few of them!!! Right now there are so many nice ones that I truly enjoy writing for, I just put the really difficult ones on the back burner and hope I can get to them!!)
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Date: 3/13/2012 4:35:00 PM
Enjoy life Joe . . . today - tomorrow - and the next........ - oxox love Anne-Lise
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Date: 3/13/2012 2:40:00 PM
This is a fantastic write, Joe. Enjoyed reading it. Love, Kim
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