the trick, or should I say, skill, technique, quirk,
to life
is to keep living, keep going, never stopping,
even if
life
feels like it's pushing you down, holding you back,
that's life
living is a verb, giving up is a verb of inaction, don't
let life
ruin your spirit...good days come and go like the winds
like life
in the desert comes and goes, so too do the bad days
in life
Whether it's a serious problem or a blip, weather those storms
that life
throws at you, and make time for peace and reflection
when life
offers a reprieve, and if it doesn't take one
because life
is more than just grey days and holidays, it's the in between
for life
is the journey rather than the destination or the celebration
life
is everything
all you see, all you smell, touch and taste
all you feel, experience, go through, get over
the people you love, the ones you lose
the sunrises, the sunsets
*
Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Inspiration for anyone that needs it.
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Comments (7)
This feels like a good and timely reminder to take the rough with the smooth 😁
Great poem… fun format! Really loved the final stanza✅
And once you've weathered all you can, turn yourself into a piece of barn wood art. Someone is sure to admire you for it.
Beautifully inspiring, Pal!!! Ahhh, have missed reading your work! Loved this one and really needed it this morn. In the midst of chaos, this was a great reminder. How are you these days? Hope all is well! What is Spring like in your neck of the woods? Hope it’s bringing you lots of sunshine! ☀️ We are listing our house next week so still in the thick of the madness. Looking forward to being on the other side of it. Missing vocal a lot, mostly my buddies:) Sending hugs across the pond! ✨💕💫
Lovely work buddy!! ☺️👏 🌄
This was beautiful Paul!! I left feeling uplifted and inspired to make the world a brighter place! Thanks for the boost! 💚
Well-wrought! Time passes without Regard for what lies within Best live in between