Lessons
by A Thomas HawkinsThe people that come into our lives
do so for a reason
It may only be for a day or a month
or may just be for a season
But when two paths cross, no matter how brief
There's a lesson somewhere to be learned
It may be just that we're on the wrong path
and there's a corner that needs to be turned
It may be to teach us that we can still fly
and soar in the heavens above
or it may be a brief and torrid affair
to show us that we can still love
And maybe my words are speaking to you
and I'm part of some message you need
To show you the signs that surround you
so between the lines you can read.
©A Thomas Hawkins 2010
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The Community Poetry Project
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Apr 24, 2010
http://poetryinprogress.com
The Community Poetry Project
The creation of a handwritten poetry compilation featuring poems from poets around the world. For full details visit http://cheaperthantherapy.net
A Thomas Hawkins (1969 - Present) As a child I wrote poetry. As I got older, I got too “cool” for such things. At the age of 40 I finally grew up and ...
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deanena tierney Apr 25, 2010
Where did this one come from? Today... i think? It really is amazing the way you are able to express things so simply and effortlessly without ever forcing the words.
A Thomas Hawkins Apr 25, 2010
For the longest time I have believed that people come into our lives for a reason, its only the other day I thought of expanding on it in a poem. This is what came out.
Bathsheba Apr 30, 2010
I hear what you are saying in this write and I agree with you completly A - I like the simplicity of the way that you express yourself - It has hidden depth behind the ease of your words - Thanks for sharing -:)
John Aug 14, 2010
Yeah and the weird thing is you usually never know and sometimes you can be influenced by peple you've never met. My life went off on a tangent I never would have expected because the friend of a friend sent him a book that he loaned to me and it turned my world upside down.
Kannan G Aug 23, 2010
A free flowing verse raising the beautiful point that people walk in and out of our lives not without reason. If only we could all learn from each such .......
Winnie Aug 29, 2010
let me say first how impressed and profound this was for me, so much that I featured it on my site. Thanks.
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Cameron Stearnes Oct 13, 2010
This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear right now, thank you for writing this : )
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