Can you really experience the ups in life without have lived in the downs?
You have to fall in love
and lose it
to really know love at all
you have to wish on a star
and hold it
to understand that stars fall
you have to give
with your whole heart
in order to embrace the weak and small
you have to be pierced
through the middle
to understand the power of pain
you have to live life
to the fullest
to understand loss and gain
you have to throw caution
to the four winds
to dance with life’s love in the rain
Listen to this poem read by Justin Germino over at Wander Thoughts and @dragonblogger
Photography: ” Ripples of Life” by L. Moon copyright 9/2012
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Thank you for visiting Moondustwriter. One of the many exciting things I've had the honor of doing is writing and publishing in multiple genres (including education) in E. African for E. Africa. As a writer, it is a thrill to write for children (on all continents) who want to learn.
I've been part of the blogging community for more than 13 years. Some old timers may remember the award winning (2011 Twitter Shorty ) blog community - One Stop Poetry. I was the co-producer of that fast growing blog community.
I am a published writer, poet, artist and photographer. I have written, as well as edited, for periodicals, radio, blogs and fellow writers.
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Very nice how you convey (at least to me) a sense of being disjoint, yet linear at the same time! And reading ‘down’ is just as exhilarating as reading ‘across’. Two poems within one!
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The Heynes Manual arrived today and, well, it’s more a geanrel – and less, um, geeky – treatment of Apollo 11 than the “Owners’ Workshop Manual” subtitle suggests.The best book I’ve read to date on Apollo 11 has been First on the Moon by Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins. A review of that, and the Heynes Manual, will be going up on my blog next month, as part of my 40th celebrations of the Moon Landing.
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Glad you caught the reading in different directions
I didnt have time to make the lines flow smoothly in all directions but maybe like ripples the words have their own circle to enjoy
thanks
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I enjoyed the description and the artwork. Ripple of life should be simple. Find purpose and happiness. Be content with what we want and need. A excellent poem.
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Really enjoyed this poem, I recorded it for you http://soundcloud.com/dragonblogger/ripples-of-life-by feel free to listen and download it and share thoughts.
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Paul, no, I’ve not read the Mailer, although it’s citearnly on my wants list.I have Virtual Apollo, and reviewed it . I don’t have a copy of Virtual LM though. Also good are the two News Reference books – see .
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I just love this poem…the last line is such a beautiful ending…makes my day!
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Beautiful. I really need to find new words to describe both you & your poetry
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aww
you too my talented friend
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You are so right … beautiful lessons of life !!!
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Life is a series of risks rewarding and disappointing. But if we don’t risk, we will not grow. A beautiful, life affirming poem
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thanks for your visit looked for a blog but didnt find one 😦
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http://www.theseer1959.wordpress.com
Hope this works
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Howdy are using WordPress for your blog platform? I’m new
to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own.
Do you require any html coding expertise to make your own blog?
Any help would be really appreciated!
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