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You Are Responsible For You

It's good to be proud.
Of yourself, and of others.
Be pure and kind too.

Take pleasure in nice
Find hobbies that you can love
For fulfilling life

Don't expect others
To give up their dreams and goals
to entertain you.

Whining's worrisome.
And complaining is wearing.
Be happy today.


Your life's work is to
Fulfill yourself completely
And Follow your bliss

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Eve Roper

Date: 8/10/2020 5:33:00 PM

Wonderful Haikus with meaning.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/10/2020 9:10:00 PM

Thank you Eve

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/28/2019 9:56:00 AM

So true: Don't expect others To give up their dreams and goals to entertain you. /Though we might want the world to revolve around us it doesn’t and shouldn’t.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/28/2019 11:17:00 AM

It does when you are two, three, or four, but hopefully most of us outgrow that until we reach 18, when it happens again for about a year.

Jeff Connelly

Date: 12/1/2019 10:30:00 AM

Hello Caren. I've been meaning to read your poetry for a long time; so with finally a day off of work, I brought up the first poem you put on PoetrySoup. This is wonderful Caren. I especially like the fourth stanza, or should I say fourth haiku. What a nice use of the haiku form. Thank you Caren, and now onto the last poem you've submitted.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/28/2019 11:17:00 AM

Thank you so much Jeff. What a tribute! I am excited.

CayCay Jennings

Date: 3/15/2018 1:38:00 AM

Here I finally am, late, but not to late to soon see we relate! Can I borrow the 4th haiku to put on a t-shirt that I'll wear when my love's brother visits us? And the last stanza is what gives away our basic sameness: we both believe in individuality, to being authentic on a journey where we are not humans seeking spirituality, be spiritual beings having a human experience. This speaks volumes to me! Poetry hugs ... CayCay Oh, belatedly, I welcome you with my authentic smile

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/15/2018 7:32:00 AM

You may take the whole thing; my words are given freely and with much love. I so appreciate you, CayCay!

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/19/2018 9:54:00 AM

What delightful guidelines for happiness and self-fulfillment. Very sweet and wise, Caren.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/15/2018 7:32:00 AM

Thank you, Line. I like both sweet and wise.

Paul Callus

Date: 2/18/2018 2:22:00 PM

These are wise words, Caren. It's time we learnt to stand on our own feet! ~ Welcome to Soup ~ Regards // paul

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/6/2018 10:25:00 PM

Thank you Paul. I am looking at my old stuff today.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/15/2018 2:13:00 PM

- Never too late to welcome you to our poetic soup, Caren - I love haku poems, this was great - " Follow your bliss ... Be happy" ... every day :) - hugs from Norway // Anne-Lise :)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/6/2018 10:26:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise. I am starting at the beginning tonight for fun.