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Finding Balance

If you feel trapped in a complicated life
Take a deep breath to calm the strife

Sometimes we try to make life complicated 
When all it does is leave us suffocated

So try pondering on this simple Haiku
Do this because you must first love you

You balance two things
Internal and External
You must not choose one

In simplicity, you will find the seeds of balance
This gives you all you need to include palance

The path you choose should have a reason
This allows your life to have a new season

You may ask why I say these things to you
Well, my friend, it’s because I truly love you

Edward J. Ebbs - 08/09/2014


Written for a Contest, Teeter Totter Poem--Balance the Load
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 10/8/2014 7:45:00 AM
Great poem that gets alive the faith Eb! Congrats on big win!
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 10/9/2014 11:42:00 PM
Thank you muchly...
Date: 10/8/2014 5:53:00 AM
Dropping back to congratulate you, Ed
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 10/9/2014 11:41:00 PM
Thanks Doc :)
Date: 10/7/2014 11:03:00 PM
Ed, congratulations on your win, love the couplets and the excellent balance. Thanks much for entering. Sorry I am so late posting results, I was out of computer reach for awhile.
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Date: 10/9/2014 11:41:00 PM
Thank you, we just finally got our internet fixed!
Date: 8/10/2014 6:29:00 AM
Nice take on the theme of the contest, Ed
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 9/12/2014 2:43:00 PM
Thank You :)
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