I'M Learning How

Every day i'm learning how
to walk a straighter mile,
I've even found a want to 
greet a sadness with a smile.
I have discovered inner strength,
I know not i possessed,
A quiet peace that flutters,
Like a dove within my breast.
I've learned what is reality
and that it isn't smart to wear
One's heart upon One's sleeve.
I've learned to be more tolerant
with other's and myself 
And that one cannot truly give, ......
Until one give's himself
I'm learning to appreciate
The days that hurry by,
To be content and know that there
Are none so rich as I.
I've found my true vocation,
What i was meant to do.....
And when ;life  mocks to smile,
and say............
" I'm merely passing through!"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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September 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Thank you Mary for sharing your heartfelt write with us today. Love, Carol
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September 22, 2009 at 9:22 AM
I really like the last line. Nicely done. Keep writing. Sara
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