By Charles Robert Lindholm
I’m Not Sure I Know
When It Happened
It Must Have Been
A Subtle Thing
Coloring In A Book
Drawing On A Blank Page
Singing To Myself
Pretending And Make Believe,
Imagining
It Was Fun,
And All Seemed
Worth Doing
When I Was A Child
Maybe It Was School
And Wanting Everyone
To Have The Same Answer
To Do Things The “Right Way”
Believe The Same
And Conform
Peer Pressure And Authority
Working Hand In Glove
To Turn Out A Standardized
Student That Would Fit
Easily Into A World
Of Adults That Didn’t
Rock The Boat Or
Challenge Authority,
Tradition Or Religion
Maybe It Was The Bible,
Wanting Us To “Put Away
Childish Things” That
Made Me Want To Rebel,
To Hold Onto The Joy
I Always Felt Being
Playful, Creative
And Different,
To Stay A Child
At Heart
Whatever It Was
And Whenever It Happened
I Started To Learn
How To Live
In A Disguise
A Camouflaged Life
That Hid The Truth
From The Doubters
The Naysayers
And Dream Killers
That Snuff Out
The Inner Child
Trying To Survive
Into Maturity
I Have Hidden
In The Shadows
And Darkness
Behind A Mask
That Has Protected Me,
A Life In Disguise
And Finally,
At Three Score
And Almost Ten
I Have Vowed To
Live At The Age
My Heart And Soul
Has Always Felt
Like Being
The Age Of A Child
Playful, Silly
And Creative
With Joy,
Hope
And Love
For All
My Inner Child
Has Survived,
A Little
Worn, Torn
And Tattered
From Living
Life In Disguise
Through The Years
But Still In One
Piece
And Learning
To Love Life
In The Sunshine
And As A Poet
Copyright © 2018 Charles Robert Lindholm – All Rights Reserved
Inspired from Ursla K. Le Guin’s quote:
“THE CREATIVE ADULT IS THE CHILD WHO HAS SURVIVED”
URSLA K. LE GUIN
I was curious if you ever thought of changing the page layout of your website? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or 2 pictures. Maybe you could space it out better?
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Hi, I think your website might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your blog in Chrome, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, wonderful blog!
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Thanks so much for the heads up!! I will check it out! i really appreciate you telling me!!
Chuck
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Curious to know what exactly you are seeing. Can you send me a link? If you are searching for me my address is thereluctantpoetweb.wordpress.com Thanks for your help!!!
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“To Hold Onto The Joy
I Always Felt Being
Playful, Creative
And Different,
To Stay A Child
At Heart”
The most amazing thing,
I have learned to date in my life,
is everything I valued most as a child,
is everything I value most now,
that I am older.
The child I was,
was the genuine person,
I am.
It is so good to meet,
my kid self again!
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I agree. I loved the quote from Le Guin at the end. It inspired me!
xoxo
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Great blog here! Also your website loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my website loaded up as fast as yours lol
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Happy it loads up fast for you! Not always for me. WordPress.com?
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Oopy!
HUGS!!! 🙂
(forgot the hugs! my bad! 😛 )
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I love big hugs – thanks so much!
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I can relate to this so much.
Thankful for my inner child!
Keep writing and sharing!
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I love it when others can relate! Thanks so much! I will do my very best. Maybe we should find a blank piece of paper and set up a play date?? Ha!
xoxo
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Hail the child who survived to tell his tale!
Loved it.
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Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, but I have to hurry to get it all out.
Love your work!!!!
xoxo
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It will come out don’t worry. The first few ones take time, then it becomes difficult to stem the flow.
Keep writing.
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Thanks! Yes, but the road ahead for me is shorter than it’s ever been and I have to stay focused lest I leave things unsaid that I need and want to say!
xoxo
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You will say all that you have to…just keep the creative juices flowing.
Good luck.
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Thanks! I will do my best!
xoxo
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I think poetry brings out that child in us Chuck. A nice piece of poetry and enjoy the new era of youth 🙂
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I do agree with you! The freedom to make our words paint anything we want. I liked my era. I understood it more!
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I know where you are coming from with that Chuck. There are days when I feel I am not even on the same planet, especially with technology.
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So true, Especially when I look at entertainment, politics and the doubling of knowledge every 8 or less years? Yikes! I think you just inspired a piece? I’ll let you know. Ha!
Chuck
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Look forward to reading it Chuck 🙂
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I posted it “Is A Time Machine Really A Good Idea?” Hope you like it!
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I will pop over and have a read Chuck.
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I am also still in one piece, but frayed on the edges. I can really relate to this.
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So happy that you are still in one piece too! Hard to make it through without some wear and tear! Glad you were able to relate to this!
Chuck
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You’re never too old to play. You only get old when you fail to.
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So right on both points! So glad you liked it!
Chuck
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