God is with those that seek HIM.TX well expressed and I liked reading your well chosen words and messages.

Hi Muriel a very moving piece, and one I think we should al reflect upon at this time of year, I can,t remember the story properly, or it’s title but it’s a story of Jesus walking along the shorewith a man,and there were two sets of footprints in the sand, and the man said “there were times when you left me and there was only one set of prints in the sand”. Jesus replied “My son the times you only saw one set of footprints in the sand are the times I carried you”. your poem puts me in mind of this story, thanks

Beautifully put and hopefully the last person mentioned is not a stranger. We need to become close to Him.

Thanks and God bless!

A very beautifully written and moving piece. We should thank god everyday for what we have because there is always some less fortunate. A valuable lesson, indeed.

Utter crap!

Beautiful poem with beautiful message.

Very expressive!

Wow! That is so beautiful, Muriel. There are so many people suffering in the world that if we can help just one it would be a real kindness. I love the last verse particularly.

Christine

This story sadly is so true of our world.

A very long time ago
I have had to eat from the trash,and even steal food from people’s gardens under the cover of darkness.
I was 7months pregnant,
my husband had drunk all his wages.

I see here that people openly even pick up butts and smoke them, some I feel sorry for,some I dont for many reasons…
I so love this piece you wrote,thank you!!!

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and support!
I hope that Drew Diligence continues to search for authors that he will enjoy more on Triond.
I do remember about a year ago that we had one writer who used derogatory remarks as bait to get others to read his writings and thus increase his profits.
I do hope that Drew is not using this tactic and, in fact, truly thinks my writing is utter crap. After all…if I was pleasing everyone all the time, I would know that I am doing something wrong! Ha ha.
Love to you all!!

great moral u have expressed..

What a beautiful and poignant poem! You are absolutely correct, No matter how much suffering one has, we don’t have to look far to see someone who has more.

Michael J. Fox (actor with Parkinson’t) wrote in his autobiography that if a group of people got together and all put their problems in a pile, everyone would gratefully pick up their own problems and go home humbled.

I say that in everyone’s backyard a pile of crap must fall. You could choose to sit on your pile and complain about the smell. You could look around at everyone else’s pile and compair them to yours. Or you could spread it out on the garden and grow flowers.

Oh, and don’t worry about Drew. He only has that one comment that he puts on everyone’s poetry.