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Give and Take

Here You May Have it All I am glad to Give What? Again? You’re always So willing to Take Written 03-02-2019 Contest: Light Up The Page - Lanterne Sponsor: Joseph May

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 3/10/2019 10:28:00 PM

A sincere congratulations on your win in Joseph's "Lanterne" contest, Caren - blessings and best wishes, and keep that ink flowing, my friend! :-) <3

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/11/2019 2:26:00 AM

Thank you Gregory. I do believe I will. I truly do not think I can stop yet.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/10/2019 6:47:00 PM

Dropping back to say many congrats on your win Caren:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/10/2019 8:49:00 PM

Thank you Jan. I appreciate it.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/9/2019 8:19:00 AM

- Congratulations on your winning poem: Give and Take, Caren :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/9/2019 8:36:00 AM

Thank you Anne-Lise. If the takers knew what the givers know, they would readily give.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/3/2019 2:33:00 PM

- ... my suggestion is also "give and take" ... :) - Yours is awesome, Caren :) - Best wishes in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/3/2019 2:38:00 PM

Thank you so much. As soon as I thought "give" I immediately saw "take".

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/3/2019 12:38:00 PM

Good luck in the contest Caren, I like this poem - some people only know how to take and never give - well said. Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/3/2019 2:39:00 PM

I feel sorry for the takers; I try to tell them sometimes that the best, fastest ways to relieve stress, depression, anxiety, and sadness is to help someone else. Unfortunately, they do not believe me. They cannot trust me for they do not trust themselves. Alas.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/3/2019 11:24:00 AM

As a wise man told me when I started out in life: 'Be a giver; not a taker.' You are in exalted company, my friend. This man, my unofficial mentor, was a master teacher; best I've ever seen. He could tame the most lion-like students. I'm still learning from him 15 years after I last saw him teach... :) gw

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/3/2019 2:24:00 PM

Giving to others always comes back to you in unexpected wonderful ways eventually.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/3/2019 4:23:00 AM

great opposite ends of the spectrum and I love the way you got Joseph's surname in the first one lol lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/3/2019 2:24:00 PM

Accidentally done, but haha for that!