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I Can Smile

One life is given And Yesterday, is not my today And tomorrow is a fragment in time A few steps forward does not make a difference It will be… what it will be Time, is not my conquest But today, even as the sun does shine I put my pen away Close the windows and shutter my eyes To leave my thoughts inside my crippled mind Better by far for me to forget, and then….I will smile Going backwards is never better From my prospective, this I conceive Creativity….maybe lost Like withered leaves loitered on the lawn to long By N Smith Copyright © 2011

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Date: 3/24/2011 6:08:00 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoyed reading your poetry with it's creative theme.. hope your time on Soup will be fun and filled with sharing with luv.. our contests are free so check them out and good luck luv.. lovely lines Nancy..
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Date: 3/23/2011 8:24:00 AM
Lovely poem, Nancy. No, I'm still struggling to get to grips with haiku and tanka. The best thing about this group is the contests, which often specify the poem's form - I tended to just write in very standard rhyming verse, maybe free verse once in a while, but I'm learning about forms I never knew existed : ) Jack
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Date: 3/22/2011 10:18:00 AM
Wow and welcome to the soup, this poem is amazing, well done~~
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Date: 3/21/2011 12:24:00 PM
Nancy, Welcome to Poety Soup. You will find a comfortable place of friendship here as you share poems such as this. Yes, You Can Smile is an insightful view of life. Everyone has something to give-no matter what his/her station in life might be. Blessings and WELCOME! Gwendolen
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