Monday 18 February 2013

A Poem


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Before you knew you owned it

by

Alice Walker


Expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.
become a stranger
To need of pity
Or, if compassion be freely
Given out
Take only enough
Stop short of urge to plead
Then purge away the need.

Wish for nothing larger
Than your own small heart
Or greater than a star;
Tame wild disappointment
With caress unmoved and cold
Make of it a parka
For your soul.

Discover the reason why
So tiny human midget
Exists at all
So scared unwise
But expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.


This poem can be found on PoetrySoup.com


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6 comments:

  1. Annamaria22 February 2013 at 11:00

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    Love the pic of the sun and sea!

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  4. Jeanette Hornby9 March 2013 at 13:30

    Thanks for visiting :)

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