Monday, September 17, 2012

Life's Good


Image: Sourced from Wikimedia Commons
Released through licence by the author Americo Nunes (here)

Welcoming a day of tolerance
We are fortunate to be blessed
From morning till night
A little while a little while
None that we crave
For we found credence in
Little things we do
That spread the message
Most often ignored
Or just missed
Tossed by the wayside

Why must it escape us
A hidden power imposing
A will of constraints impacting
Bad Feng Shui afflicting our being?

No, rise to the occasion
Life is a constant struggle 
Do good, make good
We pave the way
For our own destiny
Others are none the wiser

Shared with Carry on Tuesday #173 with prompt a little while a little while, One Single Impression #238 with prompt constant, Real Toad's Open Link Monday and Poets United's Poetry Pantry #115
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17 comments:

  1. Pat HattSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Yeah even the crap
    One can get through and fill the crap
    With a little good will
    But even if it fits the bill
    Some just don't see
    And are too far up with their ego stuck in a tree
    And first
    With my burst

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  2. Susie ClevengerSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Oh that more of the world would have a day of tolerance. Nice work!

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  3. kaykualaSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    PAT
    There are definitely gaps in between
    Such constraints as not all will win
    Those higher ups can have a ball
    Higher they go the harder they fall
    First again yet another success
    Rhyming and winning at your best

    SUSIE
    If only it can happen, yes!


    Hank



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  4. anthonynorthSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    Excellent, powerful words.

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  5. Brian MillerSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    nice...i only wish that kind of compassion was contageous....tolerance, but even further to loving one another for who we are....

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  6. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    tolerance for others can often lead to tolerance for ourselves---great write!

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  7. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 17, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    I love your wisdom, and your positive message. Awesome, Hank.

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  8. Amrit SinhaSeptember 17, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    Beautiful .... I love the music in your words !!!

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  9. RHYTHM AND RHYMESeptember 17, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    Wonderful words Hank, thanks for sharing.

    Yvonne.

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  10. MarySeptember 17, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    Yes, Hank, we DO pave our own way. We are so very much in charge of our own destiny.

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  11. ScarletSeptember 17, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    I like that paving our way, day by day ~ Happy day Hank ~

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  12. joanneSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    I remember being told that 'life is suffering'...Not if we can help it, and I think we can!

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  13. JJ Roa RodriguezSeptember 18, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    I love this again Pare!.. Esp the last stanza...

    Pareng JJ

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  14. SandyCarlsonSeptember 18, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    Excellent poem as we move toward the day of peace.

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  15. Cassiopeia RisesSeptember 19, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    You poem is a tall order to fill. Sometimes we slip through the tiny gaps. Nice work.



    Melanie

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  16. Sharp Little PencilSeptember 20, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    Celebrating life and acceptance, embracing the world! Wish more folks danced like the image you present, Hank. Love it, love it! Amy
    http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/09/17/incantations-in-jazz/

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  17. JimSeptember 21, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    I'm liking the way you handled the little thing we do, Hank.

    Jim's OSI [2nd]
    ..

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