All the Little Things

Understanding all the little things
And how they make up the big,
Knowing the difference between climbing a mountain
And a hole that you might dig.

Know how reading the pages every day
Because it's knowledge, you're told, you need
Just isn't enough to enrich your soul
If you're not living the words you read.

The choice to change for the better
Is better than pretending to be who you're not
And understanding all the unpleasant things
Enlighten you of the beauty you've got.

Enjoying every precious moment in time
Brightens everything you ever will do,
So keep your face turned toward the sunshine
And the shadows will fall behind you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 10/4/2014 3:35:00 PM
Velvet Encouragement! Nice.
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Date: 9/26/2014 2:54:00 PM
True, honest...Love losing those shadows!
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Date: 9/21/2014 8:35:00 PM
Juli your writing beautifies and elevates the little things to a mountain top experience enjoyed by the reader! 7 hugs, chuck
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Date: 9/13/2014 10:22:00 PM
Great flow, rhyme and message that sings out so clearly. Congrats on this fine poem being chosen as POD!!
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Date: 9/12/2014 4:30:00 PM
Juli-Michelle . . . Congratulations -- a very beautifully written poem. I can see why it is the Poem of the Day. Great Work!! Cheers, Gary
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Date: 9/12/2014 3:27:00 PM
Congratulations. I hope this poem remembers that I loved it before it was even famous.
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Date: 9/12/2014 2:40:00 PM
Very well written Juli. Powerful
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Date: 9/12/2014 2:28:00 PM
Bravo, well said. I very much enjoyed this, glad to see it as the poem of the day. Cheers :)
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Date: 9/12/2014 12:39:00 PM
Its the little things that make life special.... Wonderful Juli.... Congrats Tim
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Date: 9/12/2014 11:27:00 AM
Julie, Hi. This is the first poem that I have read written by you, and I really enjoyed it. Good flow, excellent imagery, and a vivid message. I will read more. Thank you. Jim
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Date: 9/12/2014 11:16:00 AM
Beautifully written Julie. Congratulations on being chosen as poem of the day! Verlena
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Date: 9/12/2014 10:22:00 AM
Such a beautiful wise poem. I enjoyed reading it so much and love the last verse. Congratulations on poem of the day.
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Date: 9/12/2014 8:20:00 AM
so glad this has been awarded poem of the day it is so uplifting:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/12/2014 7:11:00 AM
- Congratulations on your : "Poem of the Day",Juli-Michelle !!!!!!!!!!!!!! - // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/11/2014 10:56:00 AM
Ahh!! Those shadows need to be in their place and you put them there..Thanks for reminding us of how lucky we are..Your presence at my work was uplifting..."If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face I will heal their land"..That has always been true..The if stands in the way..Sara
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Date: 9/10/2014 5:54:00 PM
This is tops in my book. Giving this write a solid 7 and adding it to my fav list!
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Date: 9/10/2014 2:30:00 PM
i agree with every word every vowel every consonant every punctuation mark. excellent write.
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Date: 9/10/2014 11:54:00 AM
- A beautiful poem, Juli-Michelle ! - If you use your life to worry about the storm, you will never get the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/10/2014 11:01:00 AM
Wise n uplifting write Julie! Loved it!
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Date: 9/10/2014 10:18:00 AM
You seem to have already found the way to understanding that leads to illumination! A beautiful, profound and inspiring poem, dear Juli-Michelle! I have enjoyed it!
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Date: 9/10/2014 9:29:00 AM
An inspiring ans enlightening write with really good rhyming---I much enjoyed.
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Date: 9/10/2014 9:08:00 AM
clear perception ..enlightening and supportive, your poem brings the idea of true happiness in simple verse. Thank you. Love. One confusion : 4th line 3rd word 'hole' or 'whole'? rajat
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Date: 9/10/2014 10:06:00 AM
HA, wow, need to spell check don't I? ...embarassing. Thank you :)
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