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They all sleep Or weep In hospital beds Or in prison dregs Pain and sorrow Missed tomorrows Yesterday's wishes gone Tomorrows become undone I miss them all Who will be first? To that last road that ends Where a new life begins In Disneyland

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Deborah Burch

Date: 11/19/2017 4:22:00 PM

Clever, clever, Art!! :) Well done!! Big Hugggs deb!!

Akkina Downing

Date: 11/18/2017 9:56:00 PM

Ha ha ha... I was like so sad and feeling all the emotions until... Disneyland! Lol! Great poem arthur :)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/18/2017 2:53:00 AM

That last line completely threw me, Arthur. Disneyland? Booo...that's supposed to be all fun under the sun. Good write...I'm with Connie.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/17/2017 9:16:00 PM

Your poem would stand alone, deep and profound even without the last line. It could be taken metaphorically as well. Great work Arthur! : )

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/17/2017 4:08:00 PM

I thought it was the happiest place on earth *lol*. A very interesting twist of the mouse ears.

Charlie Smith

Date: 11/16/2017 11:08:00 AM

All the more reason to keep wearing your mouseketeer ears. I'm trying to keep mine on... Enjoyed it Arthur...

Harry Horsman

Date: 11/15/2017 3:46:00 PM

is Disneyland Fantasy land i wonder, like this brief but to the point poem, arthur.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/14/2017 10:45:00 PM

what an unusual ending, Arthur! I really enjoyed this one. May we all end up in a Disneyland of sorts!!

Eve Roper

Date: 11/14/2017 8:58:00 PM

:-) Hugs Eve

Carole Duet

Date: 11/14/2017 10:38:00 AM

Wounded but not dead. Love for something or someone hangs on. When that love is gone I'll be first on that road. We are all wounded in some way but as we help other woundeds we heal. The moral is: Find someone to help and you will live again.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/13/2017 2:00:00 PM

that is why we have disneyland...life is a luscious dream, no matter what!.. so creative, compelling, arthur!..huggs

Tim Smith

Date: 11/13/2017 10:04:00 AM

Arthur you just won the world championship of poetry...what you going to do now??.... excellent piece in your uniquely melancholy style

Lin Lane

Date: 11/13/2017 7:55:00 AM

Find rest and sleep in Never Never Land until a new life begins. It's a much more peaceful place. You've been busy writing in the dark...some thought provoking laments.

Joseph May

Date: 11/13/2017 7:19:00 AM

A final wish to bring them joy..A poignant write Arthur

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/13/2017 4:59:00 AM

- Love verse number 2 ... the end is wonderful :))) - .... with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Russell Sivey

Date: 11/13/2017 4:39:00 AM

Woo-Hoo, Disneyland! I know this write is more than just talking about the joys of Disneyland, but I just had to get excited about it, I love the theme park...it's an awesome place! I thought you have written a magnificent poem about more than just the theme park...it all comes together when you said, "To that last road that ends/Where a new life begins" so deep! Great Work my friend, I loved it!!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 11/14/2017 8:45:00 PM

Thank so much Russell!