Nuudawn

While just responding to a post...I realized I pilfered a line from a long forgotten poem I used to have tacked on my fridge years and years ago. So I Googled and thought I'd share. I'm sure many or most have you will remember it. Seems appropriate

After A While
by Veronica A. Shoffstall

After a while you learn
the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn
that love doesn't mean leaning
and company doesn't always mean security.
And you begin to learn
that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child
and you learn
to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground is
too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down
in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
that even sunshine burns
if you get too much
so you plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone
to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure
you really are strong
you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye, you learn...

embraced2000

thanks nuudawn....i do so love this writing....i have it written in calligraphy and framed in an oversized frame and hung in my bedroom.

thanks again....

Bjen

I can relate to so much of that, maybe I have come further than I thought. Thanks so much for posting that!!!!

Sunflower

always loved this one---thanks for posting it