Day: March 3, 2018

ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE

~ thereluctantpoet

Come read a letter from yesterday!

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ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE

I write to you from yesterday, a very long time ago for you,

Long before you were born in a town of people and family.

My family and I were up before the break of dawn, working,

Children of a simple time but at times not so simple you see.

Horses were a common thing just as your car is in your time,

Things of your day not dreamed up as of yet, life was hard, also fun.

Here in yesterday there is sickness that kills many as there is no medicine,

As I sit here on my farm watching my wife and kids play I write this to you.

When you receive my letter it will be that I and those I love will be gone now,

You will have all the things that we here have never seen, good and bad.

There are beautiful…

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No More Tears

~ thereluctantpoet

Come read the beautiful poem – “No More Tears”

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The start of life is soaked with tears,

Tears of pride in the father’s eyes,

Tears of pain and joy in the mother’s eyes.

The baby bawls its heart out,

The relatives’ eyes well up with relief.

And so the journey begins.

Punctuated with tears every now and then.

Happiness and heartbreak go hand in hand

Bringing forth wet smiles or copious tears.

And so sallies ahead life, full steam

Interspersed with teary eyes.

There are more occasions of happy tears

A few devastating moments too.

But it is finally time to say, no more tears.

People will come and people will go.

Life will occasionally throw a curve ball.

Irreparable losses will occur,

And so will heartswelling joys.

When you took pleasure in joys that came your way,

Don’t question the sorrows that find their way to you.

The trick is to accept all with equanimity,

Secure in the…

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