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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Kiser Avatar
September 26, 2014 at 2:54 PM
True, honest...Love losing those shadows!
Melugin Avatar
September 21, 2014 at 8:35 PM
Juli your writing beautifies and elevates the little things to a mountain top experience enjoyed by the reader! 7 hugs, chuck
Lindley Avatar
September 13, 2014 at 10:22 PM
Great flow, rhyme and message that sings out so clearly. Congrats on this fine poem being chosen as POD!!
Bateman Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 4:30 PM
Juli-Michelle . . . Congratulations -- a very beautifully written poem. I can see why it is the Poem of the Day. Great Work!! Cheers, Gary
Yvonne Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 3:27 PM
Congratulations. I hope this poem remembers that I loved it before it was even famous.
Mcleod Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 2:40 PM
Very well written Juli. Powerful
Nance Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 2:28 PM
Bravo, well said. I very much enjoyed this, glad to see it as the poem of the day. Cheers :)
Smith Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 12:39 PM
Its the little things that make life special.... Wonderful Juli.... Congrats Tim
Corbin Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 11:27 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
Walker  Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 11:16 AM
Beautifully written Julie. Congratulations on being chosen as poem of the day! Verlena
Meier-Hans Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 10:22 AM
Such a beautiful wise poem. I enjoyed reading it so much and love the last verse. Congratulations on poem of the day.
Allison Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 8:20 AM
so glad this has been awarded poem of the day it is so uplifting:-) hugs Jan xx
Andresen Avatar
September 12, 2014 at 7:11 AM
- Congratulations on your : "Poem of the Day",Juli-Michelle !!!!!!!!!!!!!! - // Anne-Lise :)
Kendrick Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 10:56 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
Lindley Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 5:54 PM
This is tops in my book. Giving this write a solid 7 and adding it to my fav list!
Yvonne Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 2:30 PM
i agree with every word every vowel every consonant every punctuation mark. excellent write.
Andresen Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 11:54 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 :)
A. Sharma Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 11:01 AM
Wise n uplifting write Julie! Loved it!
Trifiatis Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 10:18 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!
Costello Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 9:29 AM
An inspiring ans enlightening write with really good rhyming---I much enjoyed.
Chakrabarty Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 9:08 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
Michelle Avatar
September 10, 2014 at 10:06 AM
HA, wow, need to spell check don't I? ...embarassing. Thank you :)
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