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I am a Californian, born and raised. My husband, Greg, and I Iive in San Diego, California. We have two grown sons, both married. Our older son, Eric, is an artist and filmmaker and our younger son, Jeffrey, is a film editor and composer. Their work is featured on their website, Albino Fawn Productions. We have two adorable grandsons, the younger just recently born in June, 2021! We also have an adorable granddaughter! I was an R.N. for many years, and chose to retire early. I am a Christian and active with the women's ministry at my local church. I love music, the arts, and have dabbled with poetry off and on for the last several years.

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Let's Get Philosophical

Blog Posted:9/2/2015 8:14:00 PM

We all live our lives on this earth and were put here for a reason. At least I believe this to be true. What is our purpose here? What do we live for? Where do we go after we die? What do you think? Check out my latest contest, Where Do You Think You Will Spend Eternity? I am curious to see if you take this topic seriously. Do you have faith? Do you believe in the afterlife? Is there hope after death? Looking forward to reading poems from fine minds and creative writers such as yourselves. By the way, if you want to know what I believe, read my poem, Tell Me. That about sums it up!

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Alexis
Y.

Date: 9/4/2015 8:54:00 PM

Laura, I believe in God. I believe in a afterlife. Acceptance of what Christ did on the cross determines where you end up. My belief is it's more than saying you are a Christian, its the unsaid that speaks volumes a person is a follower of Christ. Thanks for sharing this blog. I was not offended one bit:-) Alexis

Mark
Woods

Date: 9/4/2015 5:26:00 PM

Great blog. I suppose I am what is deemed a "broken" christian. I believe but my association with the church is weddings and funerals now a days. I'm also believe the that Jews, Muslims and Christians share the same god and just disagree on the details. So heaven should be pretty multi-cultural when we get there.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/4/2015 7:35:00 PM

Mark, my reply to you skipped to Tommy Boy's site above! Sorry about that :)

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 9/4/2015 12:41:00 AM

Yes dear friend ,I believe in life after life.I believe we were born for a reason,to do something good with our life..and yes our soul is forever.I believe there is great happiness to follow.I have faith in that and look forward to see once again those who are already there ,in.the life of no tears. : )

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/4/2015 7:28:00 PM

Thank you, Charma, for expressing your faith. It is good to have the hope of heaven and the faith to believe!

Richard
Lamoureux

Date: 9/3/2015 10:35:00 PM

As for myself I don't believe myself to be religious. I have a relationship with my Heavenly Father and I trust that in Christ sacrificing Himself on the cross that my sins have been forgiven. My thankfulness results in my wishing to please my Heavenly Father. I for one am not offended by this blog and have enjoyed reading all the varied perspectives provided so far.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/4/2015 7:29:00 PM

I knew you were a believer, Richard, from past comments and poems. We have much to look forward to in the life that is to come!

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 9/3/2015 3:47:00 PM

Laura, I just read a few of the comments on the bottom. In no way do I feel, this blog is violating poetry soup rules. You're just asking a simple question about life and what we believe is our purpose here. Besides, this blog's linked to your latest contest. In which I'm going to check out right now.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 4:36:00 PM

Thanks, Linda. I will see where this goes. I appreciate your encouragement, as always :)

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 9/3/2015 3:42:00 PM

A wonderful blog Laura, I believe in the afterlife. I'm not as religious as others. Anyways, we are forced to face these questions every day. Does not mean, we have the answers (or have to answer.) The subject is something most of us on the Soup'' write about. The Afterlife has inspired over thousands of poems on this site. As a matter of fact, I worked on 4 collaborations plus my snow globe poem, in which talks about the afterlife & what happens to our souls when we pass. Love LINDA

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 4:36:00 PM

Thank you, Linda. I do hope you'll be inspired to write a poem for my contest!

John
Lawless

Date: 9/3/2015 7:26:00 AM

I have no use at all for "religion". Spirituality, that I can deal with and live with. We have involved some "creative" being in a celestial "nature or nurture" dialogue. As for the Soup....let's make it alphabet soup and include everyone and their beliefs.....not their preaching or belittling of the beliefs of others. Who knows....next we may write about politics and the soup will boil over and burn. It should be an interesting contest...sure hope the soup doesn't attempt to protect us from ourselves....for our own good.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 10:46:00 AM

I appreciate your comments, John. I am not "out and out" preaching, but just asking the question that I believe is important for everyone to think about and consider. After all, no one escapes the grave. Is there more to this life than our one shot here on earth? I believe so!

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 9/3/2015 1:10:00 AM

Laura, this is a very interesting blog, but I hope that you will not get in trouble with TPS for religious contest. I had two blogs removed in the past for that very reason. However, I see that others have posted their beliefs, so I will take a plunge and share mine. I John 5: 12- He who has the Son...has life. This is a reference to eternal life which will be give to the believers when Jesus comes again, but also...we are to enjoy fullness of life here (John 10:10). I believe that God is merciful.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/3/2015 4:01:00 PM

:) Yes, it is only by grace....Ephesians 2:8. Hugs...

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/3/2015 10:40:00 AM

Thank you for your wonderful words, Eileen! I knew you were a believer, and I knew I might get in trouble with all of this, but I did it anyway! I'm grateful to have the hope of Christ within, and I hope others will understand that it is nothing that I have done to deserve it, but only by His mercy and grace!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/3/2015 1:16:00 AM

BTW....Lovely avatar. I can't believe that you are grandma!!! Beautiful, my dear. You're beautiful. Hugs

Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/3/2015 1:15:00 AM

Though I believe that Salvation comes through exception Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross, ("there is no other under under heaven given to man by which he can be saved" Acts 4: 12), I know that people of different faiths will b saved into the kingdom if they have tried to live by the will of God...which can be summed up in Christ's words: He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself." (Luke 10:27). There is a better day coming, Laura. It is the hope that keeps me....the belief that when He comes, I will see my mother again whom I have lost to MS. Who doesn't need hope?

Rob
Carmack

Date: 9/2/2015 10:36:00 PM

Laura: I am mostly Fundamentalist in my beliefs. Just a theory, but this life is a training ground, perhaps, making us less likely (or impossible) to revolt like the Sons of Light? So there is hope, but most won't make it. There are possible theories where more will make it, but wont be residing in 'the city'. Not sure where I am going to end up.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/2/2015 11:47:00 PM

I can tell you know your Bible, Rob. Yes, I believe this earth is a training ground, but also that we can have assurance of salvation if we believe and receive Christ. That is the hope I cling to!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 9/2/2015 9:41:00 PM

In reference to what Tommy Boy is saying, we don't necessarily have to take this as a religious blog. Some people believe in reincarnation. Some believe in an afterlife. Some believe the end is the end. I don't see the problem in asking people what they think. I do not have faith like a mustard seed, but I do believe in kindness, and in Karma, so with all the stories we hear about NDE's, I like to think we will go to another place after death! I think it is easier to believe our lives have purpose on earth than to believe we were just born here simply from some mistake of nature. The world is far too organized for all this to have been a toss of the dice!

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/2/2015 11:42:00 PM

Thank you for being open minded in your interpretation of blog rules, Andrea, as I am not sure where they are located. But, I like to discuss this topic, which I believe is vitally important. I believe in the literal interpretation of Scripture, and as a Christian, I am a "Christ Follower".

Frederic
Parker

Date: 9/2/2015 9:34:00 PM

If you have faith the size of a mustard seed and you say mountain move, the mountain will move..Questions..If humanity didn't believe in an after life how much better would they live, how many wars would they fight, how many deaths would be avoided...If they knew this was the only thing, this life..would they waste it like they do now..and what is faith but the belief that what one believes is true whether it is or not...how many have died in the belief of eternity?I've seen faith move mountains I've yet to see it stop war.

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/2/2015 11:40:00 PM

Thank you for your input, Frederic. Faith is definately an important element in believing. It is who we believe in that is central in my faith, as well.

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/25/2024	Dream of Dreams	Rhyme	dream,heaven,
4/25/2024	Who Will	Rhyme	death,god,hope,
1/4/2024	When Winter Sleeps	Free verse	winter,
12/10/2023	To Where You Are	Abecedarian	conflict,eve,youth,
12/6/2023	Bells	Rhyme	christian,music,
10/31/2023	Hart Island	Sonnet	death,halloween,
9/30/2023	Quiet Masterpiece	Free verse	angel,music,sad,winter,
9/19/2023	Witch	Pleiades	dark,scary,woman,
9/14/2023	Piano	Pleiades	music,
9/12/2023	Firefly	Pleiades	insect,light,
8/30/2023	Journey	Free verse	god,love,nature,
7/28/2023	When Doves Cry	Rhyme	bird,grief,
7/28/2023	Longing For You	Rhyme	faith,longing,love,
6/9/2023	Rock Me	Free verse	adventure,boat,sea,
5/7/2023	Melancholy Mood	Free verse	blue,lost,sad,
4/18/2023	Clouds	Free verse	beauty,earth,sky,
4/17/2023	Warriors On Our Knees	Dramatic Monologue	america,care,character,ju
4/16/2023	Released	Rhyme	death,life,missing you,
4/7/2023	Unveiling	Haiku	spring,tree,
3/25/2023	In the Grass	Rhyme	child,nature,
3/20/2023	When Memories Slip Away	Free verse	emotions,memory,
3/16/2023	A Baa Baa Feed Fest	Rhyme	animal,funny,
1/7/2023	The Cardinal and the Rose	Free verse	bird,flower,grief,
12/5/2022	Mystique of the Mojave	Free verse	earth,nature,
11/29/2022	Questions	Free verse	analogy,life,
11/18/2022	The Forgotten Path	Rhyme	celebration,christian,chr
10/27/2022	Autumn Celebration	Free verse	autumn,celebration,nature
10/18/2022	Keeping Watch	Free verse	blessing,sunset,
10/5/2022	Zipper	Pleiades	clothes,fun,
10/5/2022	Yesteryear	Pleiades	age,life,
10/5/2022	Xebec	Pleiades	boat,nature,
10/4/2022	Wilderness	Pleiades	nature,
10/3/2022	Valleys	Pleiades	nature,
10/1/2022	Umbrella	Pleiades	rain,
9/30/2022	Train	Pleiades	travel,
9/29/2022	Shepherd	Pleiades	devotion,father,
9/29/2022	Ripe	Pleiades	fruit,senses,
9/29/2022	Quail	Pleiades	bird,
9/9/2022	Summer Fun Rains	Light Verse	fun,rain,senses,sound,
7/26/2022	In Pursuit of Love	Lyric	longing,love,
7/11/2022	Farewell Friend	Rhyme	death,life,
6/29/2022	When Love Flies Away	Rhyme	loss,love,
6/28/2022	Whirling Watermelon Ride	Rhyme	fantasy,fun,
6/7/2022	Old Man	Rhyme	history,life,mirror,
5/18/2022	Love That Lasts	Abecedarian	care,character,love,
5/16/2022	Mysterious Trees	Rhyme	mystery,nature,tree,
5/13/2022	To the One	Sonnet	child,prayer,spiritual,
5/10/2022	A Little Drama	Free verse	nature,water,wind,
5/5/2022	The Clothes Line	Rhyme	fun,joy,
3/18/2022	Cormorant	Haiku	bird,sea,
3/17/2022	Kingfisher	Imagism	bird,sea,
3/7/2022	Ukraine	Free verse	imagery,peace,war,
3/6/2022	Port To Port	Free verse	friendship,sports,togethe
3/3/2022	Sunflower Dreams	Haiku	flower,nature,
2/23/2022	Hairpins	Free verse	age,beauty,
2/9/2022	Bubble Dreams 2	Couplet	dream,fantasy,
1/16/2022	Hidden	Haiku	animal,winter,
1/12/2022	On a Prayer	Rhyme	angel,spiritual,
12/29/2021	Respite	Haiku	bird,winter,
12/28/2021	Lord of the Skies	Rhyme	power,weather,
12/24/2021	Morning Revival	Rhyme	nature,
12/18/2021	Crickets	Rhyme	anti bullying,care,emotio
12/14/2021	Silent Soliloquy	Verse	butterfly,flower,nature,
12/13/2021	Zephyr	Free verse	baby,blessing,love,
12/12/2021	Angel	Acrostic	angel,
12/11/2021	A Simple Winter Wish	Rhyme	christian,christmas,
12/11/2021	Reverie of Wintertime	Quintain (English)	christmas,winter,
12/1/2021	Hear the Word	Lyric	christian,hope,
11/7/2021	Zen Garden	Abecedarian	garden,
11/4/2021	Tucumcari	Free verse	history,usa,
11/1/2021	To Kiss a Rainbow Goodbye	Free verse	child,loss,love,
10/30/2021	Escape	Free verse	change,peace,places,
10/26/2021	Sounds of the Subway	Rhyme	city,sound,
10/26/2021	Blessings To Share	Tanka	blessing,giving,thanksgiv
10/26/2021	Illuminate My Heart	Rhyme	christian,prayer,
10/15/2021	Only Him	Lyric	song,spiritual,
10/14/2021	Bird of Prey	Haiku	bird,
10/13/2021	Ghost Bride	Rhyme	dark,scary,
10/11/2021	Islands of Rest	Free verse	christian,
9/26/2021	Moods of October	Free verse	autumn,seasons,
9/23/2021	Jubilee	Couplet	fantasy,happy,joy,
9/2/2021	Guardian	Haiku	nature,
8/28/2021	Drifter	Free verse	adventure,feelings,freedo
8/27/2021	Black As Black	Enclosed Rhyme	dark,death,
8/23/2021	Hypnotic	Free verse	beauty,feelings,ocean,
8/13/2021	Breakthrough	Free verse	flower,hope,
8/3/2021	The Void In My Heart	Free verse	death,grief,sad,
6/15/2021	The Charm of the Woods	Free verse	nature,solitude,
6/13/2021	Her Shape	Free verse	beauty,water,
6/9/2021	Love Always Sees	Free verse	5th grade,happy,love,
6/7/2021	The Arbor	Free verse	nature,
5/29/2021	Wildflowers and Tangled Memories	Rhyme	childhood,emotions,memory
5/28/2021	Smitten	Free verse	love,romance,
5/21/2021	A Rose Is Like No Other	Ode	beauty,flower,
5/19/2021	Giving Godly Grace	Acrostic	christian,spiritual,
5/19/2021	Sunflower	Acrostic	beauty,flower,love,
5/15/2021	The Valley	Free verse	beauty,earth,
4/4/2021	Omnipresent	Pleiades	christian,easter,spiritua
1/17/2021	Psalm To the Artist	Free verse	beauty,creation,sky,soulm
11/24/2020	The Little Things	Verse	friendship love,giving,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Love In the Silence of the Soul	Narrative	death,love,sorrow,
A Song For Pansy	Rhyme	history,
Slow Walking Talker	Rhyme	adventure,baptism,beautif
The Nightingale Lost Her Lamp	Free verse	courage,life,lost,love,pa
Just Before Dark	Rhyme	dark,imagery,imagination,
Hand Puppets- For Contest	Free verse	introspection,
The Journey	Rhyme	appreciation,child,daught
Without Lament	Sonnet	introspection,
We'Ll Always Have San Andreas	Alliteration	depression,relationship,s
Abandoned Flowers	Sonnet	allegory,death,flower,sad
A Thawing of Hearts - For Contest	Haibun	animal,death,friendship,
One Green Leaf	Verse	color,green,holiday,image
Mirror of Memories - For Contest	Free verse	family,fear,
The Skeleton Coast	Free verse	sea,
Love One Another	I do not know?	death,depression,hate,hop
Christmas With Christ To Look Upon His Face	Quatrain	angel,baby,inspirational,
A Leash-Led Life	Free verse	animal,autumn,dog,nature,
Before Birth	Free verse	christian,faith,heaven,
The Tears of Stars	Couplet	imagination,stars,
Chasing the Sun	Couplet	angst,
An Ebony Tether	Sonnet	beautiful,imagery,imagina
All I Am	Free verse	longing,
The Mariner	Free verse	adventure,
Reality Slumbers	Blank verse	beautiful,color,imagery,i
Still In Love	Verse	dance,happiness,love,marr
The River of No Return	Epitaph	absence,beauty,destiny,fa
As Father Is To His Daughter	Free verse	father,introspection,word
A Cathartic Weave of Three	Free verse	break up,celebration,devo
Doorway To Dreams	Verse	dream,myth,psychological,
Grounded	Sonnet	identity,
Moonlight Lanyard	Free verse	moon,passion,soulmate,tru
Crystals of Starlight	Sonnet	beautiful,hyperbole,image
Melodies of the Heart	Free verse	analogy,love,music,romant
Oh How I Adore Thee	Pantoum	god,love,
Asp of Grief	Rhyme	beauty,death,grief,
Falling From the Heights	Sonnet	death,
The Light of Day	Quatrain	beautiful,beauty,imagery,
Haiku - Bashful	Haiku	day,metaphor,nature,sea,w
The Astonishing Serenity of Eventide	Rhyme	beauty,nature,
Bring To Life- the Clothes Peg	Rhyme	humor,
sea song -	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,beac
Melancholic Tree	Free verse	analogy,assonance,deep,sa
Haiku	Haiku	summer,
Solitude By the Reverie	Free verse	dream,solitude,
Another Time	Dramatic Verse	age,identity,
Rainy Days and Mondays	Free verse	color,memory,pain,rain,
Faithful Mcgee	Light Verse	humor,humorous,
The Glory of the Eastern Edge	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,image
Love Kiss	Quatrain	lust,passion,romantic,sen
Wind Song	Blank verse	write,
The Red Leaf	Free verse	death,emotions,grief,hear
Of Mountain Things	Rhyme	mountains,people,
My Destiny, You	Haibun	longing,love,
All That Was	Sonnet	introspection,life,
Fragmented Thoughts	Free verse	bereavement,loss,wife,
The Wind and Sea	Tritina	sea,wind,
Night Shoes	Iambic Pentameter	night,
The Maker of the Stars	Lyric	destiny,meaningful,prayer
Beneath a Blanket of Snow	Rhyme	christian,god,gospel,grie
Island Aloha	Rispetto	animal,beautiful,memory,p
This Is Love	Alliteration	passion,romantic love,tru
Silent Reverie	Free verse	analogy,deep,life,
The Night Grandma Broke Wind	Rhyme	funny,humor,humorous,
The Cross	Sonnet	christian,love,
Gray Silence	Prose Poetry	love,
Not My Choice	Rhyme	simple,words,
Fragility of Fate	Free verse	death,love,love hurts,
Winter Wonderland	Sonnet	imagery,magic,snow,symbol
The Whip of Your Selfish Whims	Free verse	desire,emotions,longing,l
Drama of the Day Star's Demise	Imagism	beauty,day,image,nature,s
The Butterfly Nebula	Rhyme	beauty,nature,sky,stars,
The Thunder Rolls	Imagism	anxiety,dark,storm,
A Million Fairytales	Rhyme	beautiful,imagery,
For the Sparrow	Rhyme	beautiful,bird,flying,fre
Nested In the Umbrage	Free verse	cancer,death,friend,
Against the Ashes of the Fire	Pantoum	autumn,earth,environment,
Amid the Jagged Shadows	Free verse	dark,fear,
Those Who Dream	Free verse	angel,dream,evil,fantasy,
- Up In Flames -	Free verse	emotions,lost,missing,poe
Seagull Semantics	Pantoum	beach,bird,conflict,ocean
The Wall	Rhyme	birthday,character,child,
Cityscape	Free verse	art,city,night,perspectiv
Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Case of Appundicitis	Rhyme	friend,
Single Flower, In Winter's Grip	Haiku	art,bereavement,dark,deat
A Strange Galaxy	Free verse	stars,
Folly of Autumn's Fog	Free verse	age,autumn,life,nature,ol
The Starlings Descend	Free verse	poetry,
Goodbyes	Verse	extended metaphor,goodbye
Colors of My Day	Lyric	color,love,romantic love,
Free Verse Fever	Free verse	appreciation,inspirationa
To You Alone	Lyric	god,jesus,prayer,
A Dream Once Forgotten	Free verse	dream,longing,
Time	Rhyme	time,
Canyon Reverie Constanza	Rhyme	autumn,nature,wind,
Aubade	Free verse	life,love,wisdom,
The Mustard Seed	Couplet	children,earth,flower,nur
Petals - Silence of Heartbeats	Free verse	assonance,love,sensual,
Quietus	Free verse	angst,conflict,dark,depre
On Feminine Wings	Free verse	appreciation,dance,endura
Burnt Offerings	Free verse	conflict,humanity,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Viv Wigley	United Kingdom	Read
Gregory Richard Barden	United States	Read
Craig Cornish	United States	Read
Carrie Richards	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Nette Onclaud	Philippines	Read
Susan Ashley	United States	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Laura Leiser	United States	Read
John Watt	United States	Read
Chris Green	United States	Read
James Inman	United States	Read
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Frederic Parker	United States	Read
Lu Loo	United States	Read
John Hamilton	Canada	Read
Sandra Adams	United States	Read
Anthony Biaanco	United States	Read
Quoth Theraven	United States	Read
Rob Carmack	United States	Read
Regina Mcintosh	United States	Read
David Mchattie	Canada	Read
Andrew Crisci	United States	Read
njv Tomcatx	United States	Read
Susan Woodrow	Fiji	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Sam Kauffman	United States	Read
Joseph May	United States	Read
Paul Callus	Malta	Read
Mark Massey	United States	Read
John Gondolf	United States	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Dale Gregory Cozart	United States	Read
Tom Cunningham	United Kingdom	Read
Evelyn Judy Buehler	United States	Read
Beata Agustin	Philippines	Read
Joanna Daniel	India	Read
Michelle Faulkner	United States	Read
Mystic Rose Rose	Canada	Read
Greg Gaul	United States	Read
Gary Radice	United Kingdom	Read
Eve Roper	United States	Read
Jeff Kyser	United States	Read
Anne-Lise Andresen	Norway	Read
Susan Lawrence	United States	Read
Brian Sambourne	Canada	Read
Daniel Turner	United States	Read