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January 1, 2013
By 66.poetwriter.66 GOLD, Ellicott City, Maryland
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66.poetwriter.66 GOLD, Ellicott City, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is the journey not the destination, that in the final rest stop makes the story&quot;<br /> <br /> &#039;As you go on a journey, what you&#039;ll find along the way will surprise you&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t sit out or down in life and get up and run with it&quot;

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"In class they teach us
How to read
The words they teach us to use
With pens with they teach us to write
But what they never could teach us
How to take it when
A loved one dies
How to make it
When your pride has died
How to live when
You’re dying to survive
Can they teach us this
How to live
Like this"

© Rosalie P., Pompton Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
I had spent some time with a friend over the weekend, before the new year. For most of the day we had sat and reflected on our lives, as she was heading home, These words were written
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WaffleOcean2934 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 4 2013 at 6:20 pm
WaffleOcean2934 PLATINUM, Rogers, Minnesota
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams-Eleanor Roosevelt

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So ture.  I always think that teachers never really prepare us into difficult situations life can bring.  Nice work on it!