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Nov 2014 · 327
A Lifetime
Sandra K Smith Nov 2014
A LIFETIME

There will always be a beginning and an end.
What we put in-between and sometimes bend,
Is up to each of us to stretch and make the most of.
We all have a great friend, who will help, from up above.

We go through this life only one time,
So, take time to enjoy it.  Each day is prime!
Sharing your life is so important – a must!
Start sharing it now; do not let it collect dust!

God only gives us enough grief that we alone can carry.
So, do not worry about problems and do not tarry!
Our lifetime is too short to cause our own strife.
Enthusiasm shared with a friend makes a much better life!

Regrets from things you try, then, stumble and fall,
Are so much better than those you didn’t attempt at all!
So, if you are going to have regrets, with a big sigh,
Let it be for failing your attempt, not failing to try!

Therefore, be a friend and enjoy each day as it comes.
Whether it is rainy or sunny, living in castles or slums . . .
As long as the company and trip are fun,
Each day will bring rainbows and bring out the sun!

SKS 2012
Nov 2014 · 275
Free as a Butterfly
Sandra K Smith Nov 2014
Free again, a wonderful, but frightful feeling –
With mixed emotions that leave me reeling.
Free as the butterfly – a sight to behold,
With sunshine and flowers and nights too cold.

Are butterflies really free?
Or, just seemingly so to me?
Are they bothered by horrendous pasts --
By ghosts and fears that seem to last?

Can you ever be free as a butterfly?
Or, must we be chained to memories ‘til we die?
Maybe we will only be truly free in our dreams;
Free, as the butterfly only seems.
                                                                                           ~ SKS ~

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