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Expiration Date

Do we all feel the same, Is life just a waiting game Why? do some, live so long, Is it because they are strong, Or have they more to learn, And have not yet earned, The peace that we all desire, When we expire.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/16/2022 7:13:00 PM

Great question, Shirley. Perhaps people are only kept alive until their mission is complete... No, that's true of angels... Who can plumb the depths of The Master Plan?! -- Certainly not me. ~ Gershon

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/16/2022 12:12:00 PM

When I joined the Air Force, I was told it was not fair for me to apply for life assurance because my life expectancy was only 34-years. Now all those people are dead and I am well passed twice as old as anyone ever expected me to be. Even my wife is deceased, although she was much younger, so one can only suppose I have more to learn than everyone else? Aloha!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/15/2022 8:01:00 PM

This is an incredible fine small verse, Shirley, large in its impact and message. Thank you for writing and sharing it.

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 3/15/2022 11:23:00 PM

Gee! Thank you, Milt. I always appreciate your comments. Not stopped smiling since I read this one.

James Marshall Goff

Date: 3/15/2022 7:04:00 PM

Reasons for being, reasons for leaving....well done Shirley!

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 3/15/2022 11:35:00 PM

Thank you, James. Your encouraging comment gave a much needed lift to my day. ( still smiling.) Take care. Shirley