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One More Day

I was told of the young woman Who at twenty must decide How little does she need from The promise of a life, How little does she need From a damaged body, To see, to hear, to breathe To stay, to feel, to believe That the one more day bringing The warmth of sunlight on her face The sound of rain, the moisture in the air Is worth the certainty of a life where She will never feel the earth under her feet Nor the touch of a kitten’s soft Paw in her hand. I was told of that young woman I say a metta for her and Whatever her choice I understand

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 7/26/2010 5:41:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Linda. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/25/2010 8:19:00 AM
Congrats Linda on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a nice one to share with us all from your wonderful collection.. with luv..
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Date: 3/21/2010 6:48:00 PM
A promise to hang in there a day-at-a-time ... smile ... wonderful write here, Linda and Welcome to PoetrySoup. Thank you for bringing your talent to this site and keep up the great writes!!
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Date: 3/12/2010 4:29:00 PM
sad poem, welcome to poetry soup, hope you have much inspiration here and share many more poems with us!!
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Date: 2/22/2010 7:19:00 PM
Nice free verse with sentiments to ponder on in daily life... enjoyed Linda and thankxxx for your comments on my poetry also..luv.. Linda-Marie..
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