Thursday, April 7, 2005

! A Birthday Celebration Comments

Rating: 2.3

How strange it seems, that old age follows youth!
when all the world seemed one's own, at that time,
with time enough to seek a higher truth -
who'd guess the stairs so steep, so slow to climb?
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Michael Shepherd
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Lynn Cowman 15 June 2005

What A Wonderful Read... I enjoyed this very much, A very talented, well thought out piece.. Lynn ~

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Raynette Eitel 18 April 2005

This is beautiful, Michael. I especially loved the final couplet. At my age, I understand this poem way too well, especially the part about 'worn carpets and worn kneecaps.'

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ha ha ha, Microsoft! this was fantastic! i'm off to Boots to get some hair dye. should i pick some up for you? Jake

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Pradeep Dhavakumar 07 April 2005

Only heard about that Michael.Dont know much.

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Michael Shepherd 07 April 2005

Pradeep - the saying of many gurus that despite living in the kaliyuga externally, we may live in the satyuga internally...but you know more about this than I do?

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Pradeep Dhavakumar 07 April 2005

Excellent sonnet.Didn't quite understand 'As iron age yields to the gold of truth' but still its pretty good.Well written.thank you.

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