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That Fickle Sun

For all that’s good,
     enjoy the sun when it but warms your face
Before the teardrops fall like rain
                     through shadow’s cold embrace

For fleeting is that fickle sun
                                    a temperamental fool
And one can never know
          when clouds will come and pain will rule

As no one can escape
       the highs and woes which chance our way
We should, we must
           hold dear the shine of every sunny day

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Gershon Wolf Date: 6/20/2024 7:29:00 PM This is your 'Sinatra moment,' Mike, ala 'The Summer Wind!' ~ Ah, that fleeting 'summer wind...' Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/21/2024 4:31:00 AM Yes!! And i did it " My Way" Thanks GW

Silent One Date: 6/19/2024 2:23:00 PM Great analogy and use of metaphor my friend... this is quite deep and melancholic.. Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/20/2024 4:46:00 AM Thank you Silent One!!

Hilda Greenhough Date: 6/19/2024 12:36:00 PM I enjoyed your poem. The sun, our sun, is appreciated in that it has no competition. Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/20/2024 4:46:00 AM Thank you so much Hilda!!

Ink Empress Date: 6/19/2024 12:08:00 PM It can be quite Temperamental, especially today, like how the comment below has stated, here in the maldives, sunny side of life, its so hot, too much of anything isnt good and sometimes when it rains it gets so bad. I love the way your words here flow so seamlessly! “ the highs and woes which chance our way We should, we must hold dear the shine of every sunny day” can resonate with so many other aspects of life, to embrace and be grateful for what we have .. pleasure reading this Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/20/2024 4:49:00 AM That was my intent and I am so glad if that came through Ink Empress! As always, thank you so much for your kind comments, I appreciate them!!

Lin Lane Date: 6/19/2024 10:25:00 AM I like cloudy and drizzly days, look forward to the sun peeking through, but the heat can be as dangerous as it is needed. Mother Nature is often out of balance, and I say that since it's now hurricane season here. Summer is nigh and it's already too hot in many places. Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/20/2024 4:47:00 AM So true Lin, I love hot weather but its too hot for me right now as well!! Happy Thursdayxxoo

Victor Buhagiar Date: 6/19/2024 9:16:00 AM We all have our highs and lows. It is important to keep strong and try to overcome our lows. Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 6/19/2024 8:05:00 AM It's all we ask for Mike, a bit of sunshine in our lives, sometimes it gets cloudy but it will always return. Hope you're keeping well and enjoying your week. Tom Login to Reply Mike Gentile Date: 6/20/2024 4:47:00 AM Thank you Tom and a Happy week ahead to you!!