Rise Above

Rise Above

Life tragedies, pain 
Wretchedness, gloom, and sorrows
Those destroy man’s joy.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 16, 2010
Poetic Form: Senryu
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Lacey Avatar
March 17, 2010 at 4:14 PM
great poem; truly can rise above your circumstances if you want to
Green Avatar
March 16, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Very well put. You must be on a roll today with all these senryu's.
Murphy Avatar
March 16, 2010 at 8:27 AM
LOVED IT FALESHIA
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