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Stars in the Sky

September 20, 2010
By poetize PLATINUM, Riverside, Connecticut
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poetize PLATINUM, Riverside, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
-&quot;Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you&#039;ve never been hurt and live like it&#039;s heaven on earth&quot; - Mark Twain<br /> -&quot;Everything is ok in the end. If it&#039;s not ok, then it&#039;s not the end!&quot; - Unknown

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Upon the stars in the sky,
Lies the dreams of small kids,
Dreading the word 'goodbye',
As death starts to win with higher bids.
Lots of hopes and dreams,
Lots of hugs and kisses,
We're tearing at the seams,
As we pray for a lot more blisses.
With the right to live,
Why do they feel this pain?
Hug one more relative,
Just to keep from going insane.
Cancer eats at all of them,
We still love them all,
We still consider them our gem
We'll pick them up when they fall.
Stand by their side,
Don't say goodbye,
In you, they will confide,
Let them be the stars in the sky!

© Yisrawayl G., Philadelphia, PA

The author's comments:
-This poem was written in dedication to all cancer survivors and those that have cancer and WILL survive it-
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poetize PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 13 2010 at 8:13 am
poetize PLATINUM, Riverside, Connecticut
22 articles 1 photo 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
-&quot;Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you&#039;ve never been hurt and live like it&#039;s heaven on earth&quot; - Mark Twain<br /> -&quot;Everything is ok in the end. If it&#039;s not ok, then it&#039;s not the end!&quot; - Unknown

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I'm glad you liked it. "Goodbye" is never an easy thing to say let alone when you're suffering something deadly that can take you at any minute. It's not fear that they have to live in fear of when their last goodbye is. I do believe that they should be granted lots of recognition.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 30 2010 at 8:09 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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Touching, very touching. This poem really seemed to articulate what it's like to face, as you say, the word 'goodbye.' The last few lines lifted my hopes, however, so this was a wonderfully emotional and uplifting piece. Thanks for it.