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July 17, 2010
By mandolinh GOLD, Burien, Washington
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&quot;The number of tears a man cries at his worst is directly related to the amount of happiness he encountered at his<br /> best.&quot; - Mandolin Hooper

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You may have had a good week
Climbing out of your river of sorrows
But you forgot who you left to drown
And that’s okay.
Being saved is not my style
But I know that it is yours
So be saved and live and love
And I’ll see you when you’re back to swim
And I’ll watch you sleeping on the shores.

© Reisha R., Bowie, TX

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mandolinh GOLD said...
on Aug. 11 2010 at 8:06 pm
mandolinh GOLD, Burien, Washington
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&quot;The number of tears a man cries at his worst is directly related to the amount of happiness he encountered at his<br /> best.&quot; - Mandolin Hooper

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Thank you for the praise and the high rating! Yes, a bit sad indeed. With poetry, I rarely read more than Bukowski and Poe, so that's surely part of the cause.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 11 2010 at 5:14 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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I must agree: very powerful... although a bit sad. Ah! How easy it is to forget those that are left behind in sorrow when we are ourselves fine. Well done with this poem. (I gave it five stars!).
mandolinh GOLD said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 2:03 am
mandolinh GOLD, Burien, Washington
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&quot;The number of tears a man cries at his worst is directly related to the amount of happiness he encountered at his<br /> best.&quot; - Mandolin Hooper

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Thank you very much!
Anjo! SILVER said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 2:00 am
Anjo! SILVER, Roseburg, Oregon
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oh wow, so powerful. it really makes you think. good job.