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The Hawk and the Pole

MY MIND IT IS MOVIN' ON DOWN AND LOW TRAVELING WEST TOWARD THE SUNSET'S GLOW AND THERE'S A HAWK THAT'S SITTIN' ON A TELEPHONE POLE AND I'M WONDERING TO MYSELF, "JUST WHAT IS MY ROLE?" THEN I REMEMBER BACK IN REVERIE.. TO A DAY WHEN I ALSO ASKED WHAT'S IN STORE FOR ME IT HAD BEEN RAINING, A DANK, DARK, COOL DAY THE CLOUDS JUST SEEMED TO NEVER GO AWAY I WAS DEPRESSED AND SAD AND FELT AT THE END AND THEN A PRAYER, I DID EXTEND "I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT FOR ME AND I WILL REMAIN HERE, I WILL WAIT AND SEE I SEE NOTHING IN THE ROAD FOR ME AHEAD" I PRAYED IN EARNEST, THAT'S WHAT I SAID "I SEE NO REASON, TO CONTINUE ON" MY HEART IT WAS ACHING, LOVE LONG, LONG GONE "IT IS UP TO YOU, THAT I STILL REMAIN FOR I SEEK YOUR LOVE, AND NOT YOUR DISDAIN SO PLEASE LEAD THE WAY, AND THERE I WILL FOLLOW PLEASE GIVE ME A SIGN, FOR MY SOUL IS HOLLOW" AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT , THE CLOUDS THEY WERE PARTED THEN THE SUN IT BURST FORTH, AND MY HEART WAS STARTED AND THEN WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SKY'S EASTERN GLOW THERE, AGAINST THE CLOUDS, A COMPLETE DOUBLE RAINBOW! SO NOW TRAVELING WEST, WITH MY MIND DOWN AND LOW I TAKE IN THE BEAUTY OF THE SUN'S WESTERN GLOW AND AS FOR WHAT IS IN STORE FOR ME, I STILL DON'T KNOW BUT I DO KNOW NOW THAT I STILL HAVE A ROLE JUST LIKE THAT HAWK I SEE ON THAT POWER POLE SO UNTIL THE END, THEN, I WILL JUST DRIVE TO WHERE I DON'T KNOW UNTIL I ARRIVE

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Date: 10/24/2009 6:59:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your excellent poetry today Ward. I look forward to reading more of it. I wish you a wonderful weekend filled with love and inspiration. Love Carol
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