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Perhaps - Just Perhaps

Perhaps love is the answer
    but maybe not 
Perhaps utopia is coming 
    but maybe not 
Perhaps we will be "saved"
    by one of the various messiahs 
people speak of
    but maybe not 
Perhaps - just perhaps 
   we must rely on our own strength and
convictions 
to carry us through the years
Pray to whatever god or gods you wish 
It all boils down to the fact 
that as the sun begins
    to fade
it is time to gather our strength 
Prepare for the upcoming years 
    Perhaps - just perhaps 
we can have a brillant future 
with luck and good old fashioned  
    persistence 
to guide us through

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/25/2019 3:24:00 PM

Thought provoking work. Thanks for dropping by. Sara

Brenda Chiri

Date: 10/30/2019 1:18:00 AM

Perhaps all out questions will be answered but probably not! Great questions and one never knows they may be!;)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/27/2019 11:09:00 AM

yes, perhaps, just perhaps, and I agree with you, Matt.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/26/2019 1:23:00 PM

- Perhaps, go barefoot in the grass ... Smile along with others .... Lie on your back and look at the stars .... - So easy and so difficult .... - What if we try to turn on a bit on what we do ? - Perhaps we should rather go for more walks in the woods? ... Sing more in the shower? ... Or laugh a little more? -Perhaps ... we should be happy with our own lives and good old fashioned persistence, Matthew :) - Lovely written, my friend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 10/26/2019 9:39:00 AM

I think we can get quite far with faith and good old fashion persistence. Love yoru poem Matthew.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/26/2019 8:33:00 AM

The essence of your poem I found in these lines: with luck and good old fashioned persistence to guide us through. I felt the hesitation in your poem on prospects of a bright future. Love always carries the day in difficult times. You said it well, Matthew.