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Life's Pattern - Referential Contest

Life is like a pure glass goblet
Molded from the beginning
Etchings are added like memories
Each one carefully placed

Home is represented by a firm line
Showing the beginning of life
Followed by the ups an downs of growing up
Here the pattern begins

Love and marriage follows next
Children added to life's  total
The hearts and tiny flowers
Are etched upon the glass

Old age quickly follows
The etcher with expertise
Entwines the flowing line
So that the picture is all as one

Life's pattern is etched for eternity
Unless carelessness causes 
the glass  to be shattered, gone for evermore.



Inspired by : Figure Fusion written by Robb Kopp

Penned 30 June 2013

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 7/18/2013 10:12:00 PM
Seren, Nice to see you on Debbie Guzzi, winning list...... Congratulations! Hugs* SKAT
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/18/2013 10:36:00 PM
Wow Thsnks SKAT for stopping by....Seren
Date: 7/17/2013 5:39:00 AM
'Life is like a pure glass goblet'...WOW...I know you are an artist and you have painted a beautiful, wisdom filled word picture here...Love the way you add the etchings to the goblet too...Congratulations Seren - Tim
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Date: 7/17/2013 2:02:00 PM
Thank you Tim and for the compliment, calling me an artust..../Seren
Date: 6/30/2013 11:24:00 AM
Hi Seren, please add the poets name who write Figure Fusion on the bottom so folks will know. THANKS Light & Love
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Seren Roberts
Date: 6/30/2013 1:19:00 PM
thank you have done so ...seren
Date: 6/30/2013 4:40:00 AM
Beautifully expressed truths of our lives patterns-- "shattered glass" cane so often turn to shattered dreams. Good luck for the competition.
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Seren Roberts
Date: 6/30/2013 4:45:00 AM
Thank you Kim.. Yes the truth is in the poem ...Seren

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