Sure each day is a gift, be it happy or sad,
It's potentially promise of what's best in life,
If it thrills to the bone, if it cuts like a knife,
If you find a new friend, if you lose a comrade.
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i have to read this again, and then maybe again. i gotta get it as straight as i can .....in my head, before i put it into my/our newly-opened January 2017 showcase. favorite lines so far: Should your pain be the measure of friend's true intent Or your own rash assumptions prove evil was meant? For a humane perspective is always your choice! ..............sometimes my mate assumes the worst about little old me. JUST because my behavior/behaviour hurts her feelings, it DOESN'T mean that i INTENDED to hurt her! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! quiet! i'm reading now! As both cars leave the scene, please don't just count to ten, Wash your hands of this act, let your heart be a clown! ...........i'm glad (very) that you are using proper punctuation. otherwise, readers might think you are SUGGESTING that 'they' SHOULD 'wash their hands of this act and let their hearts be clowns! ! ! ! some might miss the comma after ten, OR ignore it! well, some people who are needy would welcome the coal. it provides warmth and may be used for cooking. but, true, i don't recommend eating coal! ok, ready to shovel into Section A of showcase. and you managed the rhyme scheme pretty well. to H with the Stanford poetry person! ! ! bri :) thanks. ok: rating 8 1/2. shall i round UP or Down? heh heh.