After a while...

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2009
After a while...
1
Fri, 12-25-2009 - 3:18am

Feeling down tonight on Christmas Eve. Than I remembered this poem that I love so much. Reading does wonders for me that is why I love coming on here as I get even a moments of peace.

After a While

After a while you learn
The subtle difference between
Holding a hand and chaining a soul
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't always mean security.

And you begin to learn
That kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes ahead
With the grace of a woman
Not the grief of a child

And you learn
To build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is
Too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way
Of falling down in mid flight

After a while you learn
That even sunshine burns if you get too much
So you plant your own garden
And decorate your own soul
Instead of waiting
For someone to bring you flowers

And you learn
That you really can endure
That you are really strong
And you really do have worth
And you learn and you learn
With every good bye you learn.

Veronica A. Shoffstall

Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them. --Shawn Alexander
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2008
Fri, 12-25-2009 - 2:39pm

Hi Ibelieve,


Hope today finds you in better spirits!


A beautiful poem shared by a beautiful soul!


Merry Christmas,


E1


Whether you think you can or you think you cant you are probably right.


A parrot can repeat what it has learned but the mark of true intelligence is applying what is learned.

Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are probably right. A parrot can repeat what it has learned but the mark of true intelligence is applying what is learned.