The Hill of Life {resubmit}

Think of life if you will
As a big giant hill
At the bottom there is a road
Each of us start with a equal load
Just as every up has a down
There are forks in the road to be found
At these forks I'm here to say
The right road is a steeper way
The wrong road without a doubt
Is a little more flattened out
Now the road of life is just so long
Whether we do it right or wrong
If in the beginning the right choices we make
A steady incline our life will take
And if we choose the wrong road
We put on our back a heavy load
In the beginning that may be fine
But later in life we hit that incline
And now we face a much steeper road 
Burdened by a much heavier load
We live our lives it does seem
Just trying to reach our dreams
Intertwined by the ropes
That thread together all our hopes
Its simply up to you to choose
Will I win or will I lose
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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Winter Avatar
May 22, 2010 at 4:04 PM
always a profound message in your words so beautifully expressed. congrats on your feature my dear friend. you are constantly with me, this I hope you know. have a beautiful weekend. love and hugs, shar xoxo
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May 19, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Says so much about life. Nice use of imagery. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Wishing you ongoing success. Karen
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May 19, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Congrats Michael on your couplet "The Hill of Life" being featured. Vince
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May 18, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Many congrats on your featured piece this week. Rgds Janette
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May 17, 2010 at 4:52 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Michael. Love, Carol
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May 16, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Hi there...congrats on being featured this week. I liked this the first time I read it. Hope you are doing well..finals over? BG
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September 8, 2008 at 8:41 PM
a gentle piece of warm poetry. thank you for reading my a good steward and for your comment
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