Darren White Poet Lyric

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Written for HAPPY FRIDAY

Phillip and I do Happy Poem days from time to time, today is such a day, join us in:

A day to write HAPPY POEMS ONLY

 

There Is Only Winning and Learning

“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS WINNING OR LOSING. THERE IS ONLY WINNING OR LEARNING.”

Thank you Anna Lund, for allowing me to use your words to weave this lyric!

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You never learned to live your life
And never learned the art to thrive
You keep on stumbling
You keep on learning

Your voice is weak, your words are strong
You are impatient, it takes so long
But you keep on trying
You keep on trying

The thought that you will lose so hard
Will never win, remain unscarred
Still keep on trying
You keep on learning

Want angel wings instead of chair
Want your children all be there
You keep on fighting
You keep on winning

Because that’s what you do in life
You don’t just try it, no you dive
And keep on learning
You keep on learning

You win, you stumble and you fall
And stand again, stand really tall
There is no losing
You keep on learning.

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April 14, 2017
Copyright © Darren White

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Maria Williams April 19, 2017 at 10:09 AM Nice work Darren my friend. It's not the winning or the loosing that counts - it the way the game is played. So called failures are actually a success - at least that's what we feel in our family. Every one of them is a learning curve taking us to the next success. Well written and a big 7 Darren White April 19, 2017 at 11:22 AM Thank you Maria, also for the 7!! It's fighting for everything that you learn, everything you gain.

Lisa Ricci April 17, 2017 at 2:18 PM Hello Darren. I found this moving and so filled with heart and soul. I love the inspiration and positiveness of it all. I very much admired your expression/repetition and its execution. Wonderful in its entirety. Honestly. Darren White April 17, 2017 at 11:58 PM Hi Lisa, thank you! Posted on Happy Friday Poemday!

Sara Ella April 15, 2017 at 3:10 PM Happy Day! I remember this poem and love it the same. A very good reminder to everyone. <3 Darren White April 16, 2017 at 1:28 AM yep, was time to put a few of my older poems here, while I am too sick to write

Doug Vinson April 14, 2017 at 11:42 AM What teaches us more than our enemies, be they other people or not? Darren White April 14, 2017 at 12:43 PM I smile :)

Tim Smith April 14, 2017 at 7:17 AM Well now I have to be happy : )...Very creative my friend. Darren White April 14, 2017 at 7:20 AM Yes! It's funny that when you set your mind to being positive, it really works for some reason :)

Chris Green April 14, 2017 at 6:12 AM This was beautiful and uplifting and yes...happy. :) Nicely done my friend. Darren White April 14, 2017 at 6:15 AM Happy Friday my dear friend :)

Anne-Marie Coreggia April 14, 2017 at 5:14 AM Darren, I heard your heart beat in this message; the chair won't keep you from trying, stumbling, learning; that's what life is all about. Cherish the journey . . . dive in. A soaring 7 from me:) Amitiés, libellules Darren White April 14, 2017 at 6:15 AM Hey Anne-Marie :) Thank you for the 7 and for your uplifting words!

White Wolf April 14, 2017 at 4:24 AM Riddled with truth the words you have weaved, Duir! Great lyric mate! White Wolf April 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM I can hear it in a round about in D G Em and C. /|\ Darren White April 14, 2017 at 6:14 AM Thanks Budgie, now write me some music to it ;)

Phillip Garcia April 14, 2017 at 1:53 AM I'm trying to think of what band this would be the perfect lyric for - it's on the tip of my tongue and it's stuck. It'll come to me. Very true words said very poetically AND happily. Excellent (and way beyond merely decent). Coldplay is who I was thinking of. I can see little Chris Martin sitting at his piano singing this beautifully- I'd even, for that moment, forgive them for being nothing but a Radiohead ripoff Darren White April 14, 2017 at 2:21 AM Hehe, that's very true! Let's find a decent band and then invite them to write music to my lyric :) Thanks for the comment, Phillip!