I search and searched
never knowing
exactly what for? . . .
to live a full life
a simple choice?
how?
one simply decides . . .
to do
the ordinary
to love
joyously
to give
selfishlessly . . .
to help turn
dark to light
despair to hope
sadness into laughter!
In spite of it all
even when it surrounds you
to rise above
to meet at
the top of the hill!

Dedicated to my sister Katy – struggled to over come a brain tumor — Her spirit was always strong and she kept going one step at a time with joy in her heart! Katy passed this last year.
Posted for Open Night Link #oln and @diversepoets on Twitter each Tuesday night!
Thank you!


Thank you Matthew! ~
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Thank you for reading & your share! I love the words of St Francis ~ there is a hermitage here in AR where FR Michael Talbot teaches a workshop on St Francis teachings!
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Brian thank you! ~ actually it is a choice on living too ~ I have seen many who simply give up!
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Very heartfelt inspiring poem–the short lines contribute to the sense of urgency and desire. K.
(Hi – this is Manicddaily at http:/Manicddaily.wordpress.com – for some reason it is not letting me comment under this blog name, so I am having to use an old blog that I don't use anymore. )
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A touching personal tribute and memorial to a life lived courageously.
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It all just takes a simple decision. I like how it ends … on the hill!
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I love simple, and this is a great example of it! Very nicely done!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/i-cried-a-lot-today-2/
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An uplifting poem!
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This made me think of the prayer of St. Francis. The searching is what we're about, I believe.
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i am glad that she struggles on…and you know it is a choice we have to make…despite whatever is happening…we choose to live…
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