It's colder than cold but the sun's shining brightly
Which makes a whole lot of difference to me
Must have been born on a bright sunny day
To expect that's how each day should be
Unfortunately we must take the bad with the good
Helps us to appreciate the good even more
Gotta be happy with the skin that we're in
Cuz I don't know of any trade-in store
What if you were to loose the job that you've had
For years then it suddenly becomes obsolete
Sure a good reason to sound off just a bit
Need security to make life complete
But really no one else can promise you the moon
You determine how your life will work out
Choices that you make is totally yours
And strive to persevere throughout
So the bottom line as I see it are really quite simple
Less complicated is the name of life's game
Don't complicate life more than necessary
Soon be back to from where you came
Walked a tight rope love,
you and I
as if we couldn't tell
sky above
nor ground below..
Stayed all Sunday,
called in sick on Monday
but still sent it well
yeah,
seems a sickness was in the air
we didn't care.
Didn't ask to go down this road,
no, just walk, promised myself I would
not like before..
even though I thought I learned
take the bad with the good.
Holding me, tight
the best thing
I ever knew
never wanted to never say,
don't know what I mean, just that
I need you.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Dedicated to my love Stacy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stepping through the automatic doors
of a brand new grocery store
is a peek into another world
there’s no sandwich counter here, a tragedy—
but the frozen aisle in the center of the store
you have to take the bad with the good.
Cut out the bad part
Just like cancer
The perfect solution
The ultimate answer
Oh, if only I could isolate
The purest property
Maybe I’d get a handle on
My inhumanity
Weed out the bad stuff
Chaff from wheat
Make the good half
The thing complete
Oh, if only we could separate
The water from the oil
The consummate broth, the ideal brew
Before it started to boil
One drop taints the mixture –
Part and parcel of the mass
The formula is its element
One pupil is the class
I’m a mixed bag, a curate’s egg –
Take the bad with the good
It’s only in this way modern man
Can ever be understood
Cut out the bad part
Just like cancer
The seismic solution
The cosmic answer
There’s Stephen Hawking
In his old wheelchair
Who would believe all infinity
Could be rattling around in there?
Welcome to our country, my foreign friend.
We're awful glad to have you living here.
Your freedoms now will seem without an end.
If you have suggetions, we'd love to hear.
We've got critics, so we have grown thick skin,
And we know to take the bad with the good.
We've learned to grow by seeing where we've been,
And seeing that our faults are understood.
They said,"Diversify", and so we did -
And found ourselves a complicated bag.
So you can do whatever lifts your lid -
But seriously, just don't burn my flag!
1/29/2017
What is real to me
The way I feel about my life and how it is meant to be,
What is real to me
My husband and kids whom I cherish unconditionally,
What is real to me
People who I care for very much such as all my family,
What is real to me
Every morning waking up and realizing it is a brand new day,
What is real to me
Learning to take the bad with the good come what may,
What is real to me
Know I believe in God and that's okay,
What is real to me
Just being myself no matter what people say,
What is real to me
Us being kids at heart and loving toys,
What is real to me
Keeping the peace all around makes me feel joy,
What is real to me
Always staying positive no matter how bad it gets,
What is real to me
Looking to the future with no regrets.
Written By: Unique Poetry 2015
It's colder than cold but the sun's shining brightly
Which makes a whole lot of difference to me
Must have been born on a bright sunny day
To expect that's how each day should be
Unfortunately, we must take the bad with the good
Helps us to appreciate the good even more
Gotta be happy with the skin that we're in
Cuz I don't know of any trade-in store
What if you were to loose the job that you've had
For years then it suddenly becomes obsolete
Sure a good reason to sound off just a bit
Need security to make life complete
But really no one else can promise you the moon
You determine how your life will work out
The choice that you make is totally yours
And strive to persevere throughout
So the bottom line as I see it is really quite simple
Less complicated is the name of life's game
Don't complicate life more than necessary
Soon be back to from where you came
© Jack Ellison 2014
Why are we here on earth,
because the Lord has something for us each to do.
He has not told us what it is,
but it is not to pine over lost love.
It is said he never gives us more then we can handle,
we just need to work at finding our way.
Life can not always be peaches and cream,
we must be ready to take the bad with the good.
Life will not always be what we expect it to be,
we must open our eyes that we may see.
A person should never feel they are not needed,
we need someone and someone needs us.
Though it may not be the person we want it to be,
someone is out there it may just be a matter of time.
To grieve over a lost love one is to be expected,
to go through life alone is not what anyone expects.
We need only to open our eyes and believe...
I am needed ...I am wanted ...by someone.
Someone is out there waiting for me,
a real live human Being...I just need to believe.
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