What Is Life?
I think life is a test.
Sometimes it feels like a _pop quiz_!
One you're never prepared for.
Or that you forgot to study for! How
do you study for a "life test" anyway?
Other times, it's like a _spelling bee_,
ware yu haf to git op n frunt of peeple,
n mak n arse of yurself! ;-)
But most times,
it's like a _multiple choice_ test
where every minute of our lives we
make choices that will affect not only
our lives, but the lives of those around us.
Scary to think about where those
choices may lead us!
I wonder, if life _is_ a test,
how do we humans score, compared
with other species on earth?
Should we study harder?
Can we do better?
Is THAT Life?
(sassy@heart)
1998©
In a far off foreign land,
setting high, off of the sand.
In a mountain, very high.
There's an eye,
looks to the sky.
Himalayans have their Yeti.
What we have, we call our Seti.
With but one thought, both in mind.
Life forms, of some other kind.
I don't care what Sagan said.
You can think just as you will.
We're here, all by ourselves,
always have, and always will.
If there's anybody up there,
they coulda made a call.
Could it be, they just don't like us.?
Hard to handle.?
Not a all.
Just look at what we are.
See what we have done.
Would you want us for a neighbor.?
Jeez, we're hardly any fun.
What we have, they just don't want.
And I don't believe that's funny.
So just call the whole thing off.
We're just wasting lots of money.
(nytmove)
2000©
Blueprint
Claw___through dried-up life
pull___memories out of hiding
discover___fading faces
chase___elusive names
shuffle___fragmented episodes
fit___pieces into the puzzle
look___into your past
peel___it
catch___lingering odors
taste___bodyheat grown cold
laugh___at youthful heroism
shed___a tear for teen-age loneliness
loosen___the twisted rope
unravel___adult tribulations
hold___on to yesterday
climb___back into the hybrid present
invent___tomorrow
race___your brush
splash___shape
cover___the canvas
paint___your future
add___layer to layer
make___your present become your past
gaze___at wishes crowding fears
stare___into your aging face
___wonder___
(Henis)
2000©
What makes us fear the future?
At times unable to cope
Do we only think self-pity?
Have we given up all hope?
One thing we must remember
Others share within our life
And when we lose our spirit
Their lives are filled with strife
Right now think more of others
Don't dwell on what might be
Not only is it good for them
But good for you - you'll see.
(Mr. Doug)
The Poet's Pen
5/13/2000©
Between the realms of "Fantasy"
and "Real Life", there is that cloudy mist
that we all undoubtedly must face each
time we experience the transition
to and fro.
Involved in all this...is the ever
constant struggle to maintain one's sanity
in the process. Lacking what satisfies
us in the "real" world can
invoke a greater need for our "fantasies"
& they never seem to let us down,
even though they have a slim chance
of lasting beyond the time the sound
of our alarm clocks going off each morning.
But we always seem to find a way
of going back for more, so
I say...keep the dreams coming and use
the "snooze alarm" at least 5x :-)
(Blue)
Night_Song
2000©
I wonder what's owed as our price
for life's journey or is it figured
precisely by what we may or not do?
Is it judged by how fast we
can get to the end or just on
amounts of the "real time" we spend?
Do I wonder my share while
some others don't care, could it be
no big deal we just all happened here?
Are there stacks of instructions
on just what to do, maybe those
getting "A's" just muddle thru?
Does it matter at all if I place
the right bet or make me more special the
less that I fret? Are points made for
obvious piles of possessions or does it
count more for some manic depression?
Is there some place to look to figure
my score or a real big "surprise bill"
served at the last door? Does
everyone owe or do some have free passes,
is there something I missed do I need
some more classes?
I'm lazy at learning, never did
well in school, so is that why
I always feel such a fool?
Did I miss the boat big time
or don't have a clue, please
tell me again, just what
should I do?
My time here seems shortened and
I'm beginning to worry but then
once again is there nothing to
carry? Did I come in arms open
awaiting a load and end up like
this, empty handed, alone?
Someone tell me quickly,
I still just can't see,
what's the fee for a lifetime when
you end up like me?
(JWC)
4/99©
Too much negative thinking
has me weary...has me blinking!
So there`s Aliens! Couldn`t they be NICE?
Maybe come to Vegas just to shoot some...
DICE?! We don`t even KNOW them
yet we swear they`re full of VICE!
The media is so full of bad
Everyone`s a cad!
We MUST start looking for the GOOD
And stop advertising every hood! :((
So often the things they tout
bring copycats right out!
Only adding fuel to the fire
We`re dug deeper in the mire...
Let`s hear some GOOD
Youngsters SHOULD!!!
They NEED to have HOPE for the future!
This is also important to nurture!!!!
Granted there IS much to warn about
And many things to doubt
BUT give some encouragement as well
and some GOOD things PLEASE do tell!!
Each soul needs a reason to live
But if all they ever hear is BAD
That really is very sad...
I`m not a philosopher,or a brain
So for me to enter into this I thought insane
And though it`s not as good as the rest
At least for once I`m SERIOUS
and it`s not in jest! ;)
God bless America and
let us be thankful for SOMETHING!!!
(Rainee)
2000©
I look at my life
as a climb up a ladder. Each rung a
milestone, each rung a new adventure,
each rung a new opportunity. Some
rungs were weak and I often feared they
would break. And now I stand
on the top rung. No one is ahead of me,
they are all gone. I stand teetering
and hang on for dear life.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I seem to miss my Mother less
now for I see her in my mirror. My
face now emerging into hers,
her shape now my shape. She has
returned to dwell within me and tell
me it is ok to grow old.
(Lois Kidd)
11/26/96©
Observations of Life
Life with a capital L (no less...)
and sooo many good souls-
hate to disappoint them.
Observations of Life!?
dear Nan (hate to think of you
as Rainee Dey)
you're sweet as sweet can be...
always thought so (from day one)
and you are sooo right
and,oh G-d
would I love to see it so -
but life is a cabaret
full of wine and deception
and why's, and if's,
and buzzers that awaken us...
Am not much for Camelot
though a dreamer
with experience of Life
on my body
on my soul
I lived past the time when
what was right
was also so -
if ever it was
or was I young enough
and unaware of what means :LIFE
and unexperienced enough
to think what is right
just has to be?
(H)
"The Poem"
Out of a quilt of moments
one patch
pulled close to what lies at the heart
and wants to be ascribed
not to knowledge
not to reason
but to love
(Henis)
2000©
(a sassy design)
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