Forgiveness Frees

Waking to a promising morn,
refreshed from healthy brand new sleep,
you will realize all kept, old scorn
that you have yet to cleanly sweep.

You will sip pain in your coffee,
spy it all day sharing your seat.
When allowed, anger will vent spree
through thoughts in a constant repeat.

Anger feeds when you sit to dine,
lathers as you take a shower,
shows in a book between each line,
festering and growing power.

Only forgiveness will bring light
to ease the plight of each felt slight.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 4/3/2020 10:54:00 PM
Really nice use of personification - vivid images, CayCay. So important that we don't let the negative own us. A well written, wise sonnet with very creative, descriptive poetic phrases. Congratulatios!
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Date: 1/1/2016 6:44:00 PM
forgiveness is such a difficult thing to process, but it is true what you said it does bring "light". Congrats on your win! -luloo *smiles*
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Date: 10/13/2015 1:11:00 AM
Superb write Caycay! Congrats on great win!
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Date: 10/11/2015 3:28:00 AM
Hi CayCay on winning over anger! Congrats!
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Date: 10/10/2015 12:03:00 PM
CayCay, Congrats on your wonderful win. **SKAT**
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Date: 10/8/2015 8:16:00 PM
Such great words of wisdom in your modern Sonnet, CayCay. Congratulations on your fine win! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 10/8/2015 7:51:00 PM
Nice win CayCay.
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Date: 10/8/2015 4:49:00 PM
A great message CayCay congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/30/2015 11:36:00 PM
Amen
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 10/1/2015 12:50:00 AM
Brother Ben. Thank you, Joan ... CayCay
Date: 9/29/2015 1:48:00 PM
VERY VERY true forgiveness does free. this line really caught my eye and my mind "You will sip pain in your coffee"
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 10/1/2015 12:50:00 AM
Hi, Njeri - I hope all is great in your world. I do believe anger will color your world until you use forgiveness to set YOURSELF free. Thank you for reading and commenting ... CayCay
Date: 9/26/2015 9:16:00 PM
Wise words, of your sonnet, Cay. Very good metaphors too. all the best in the contest. hugs!
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/28/2015 5:43:00 PM
Hi, Kim - big hug back. Thank you for the compliments and well wishes. I'll jump over to see if you've written about forgiveness. I hope you have because I enjoy your poems very much ... CayCay
Date: 9/26/2015 11:55:00 AM
Your words speak with the voice of forgiveness and your mind set flows onto the page and we can reflect on the power of your message within our lives.
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/26/2015 1:16:00 PM
Thank you, Emile, for reading and commenting. Your comments are such beautiful prose, I enjoy them ... CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 10:23:00 PM
Great message - Forgiveness
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2015 11:14:00 AM
Thank you, Joseph. I appreciate you reading and commenting ... CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 8:28:00 PM
Dear CayCay Forgiveness is truly a hard task for some, but to me it is the only way to live, what good does it do anyone to hold on to anger, it takes away from the joy of life that you could be having, and life is just to short to worry about such things as hatred, anger or ignorence, let it go and move onwards and live each day to the fulfillest, cheri
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2015 11:14:00 AM
Also, when you harbor anger against someone they become as a prisoner in your mind where you are also imprisoned, constantly watching over them. Such anger then has power over you, stealing your thoughts and energy. Very wasteful. CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 7:03:00 PM
The path to peace is through forgiveness, and without we do fester. Sometimes we have to wipe the blackboard (telling my age now!) clean. Very well illustrated CayCay
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/24/2015 8:03:00 PM
Darn it, Mark - our ages are none of our business - if we were to pay attention to them we would severely limit ourselves. (don't forget to clap the erasers together after cleaning the board.) Thank you for commenting ... CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 5:13:00 PM
The feelings expressed in this piece is so fresh and lingering.Very well done.
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 9/25/2015 11:15:00 AM
Hey there, Miraj - I sure enjoyed reading your 'rhyme' poems last night. I appreciate all your comments on my poetry ... CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 3:12:00 PM
healing is releasing the hurt and allowing peace to reside in our hearts.. a beautiful, warm pice.. huggs
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Date: 9/25/2015 11:17:00 AM
Hi, Nette - I enjoy finding you here and reading your insightful comments. Thank you ... CayCay
Date: 9/24/2015 2:56:00 PM
Wonderful write Caycay. Wisdom at it's best. Loved your truths expressed here.
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Date: 9/25/2015 11:18:00 AM
Hi, Michael - thank you for your sweet and encouraging comments, I truly appreciate you and your words ... CayCay
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