Stories
I would love to hear-
The rawness
of your hurt, why you
strive to rise above
human pain and how
the struggle taught
you
to mourn and feel
compassion for even
the coldest stranger.
Tell me your story
I will tell you mine.
We will invent
happy endings and look back
without regret.
For life is a great
teacher
its purpose, to make
us
one with our heaven
where we will one
day rest,
breathing in gentle living,
forsaking pain for pleasure,
its lesson
burned in our brow
life is a great teacher...and i love the sharing of stories as well..as they draw us close to one another...and our happy endings come...they may not be story tales, but...even through the pain there is much joy to be had in this life...
ReplyDeleteOh yes, life is a great teacher. Each year there are new lessons, and we continue to grow from our experiences & from taking the risk of sharing our experiences with others.
ReplyDeleteIt seems much as I dread it raw hurt is the best teacher. Really love that entire stanza.
ReplyDelete"Tell me your story
ReplyDeleteI will tell you mine"
In the online world this doesnt happen much.... People have become closed rather then Opening.... When Family was given important people intracted said their happiness.... In this world we dont even know the story we share is true or we just do it to update the status.......... Nicely done
so much hope in the sharing... one doesn't see that too often anymore
ReplyDeleteWe are sharing stories today it seems - of Christmas, parties, old reunions, heartbreak, yearning, dark nights, early mornings, frost, freeze, isolation, old fireplaces and unused hearths, of parents, dogs, cats, and impending travel. So these are the stories, this is our community and learning to trust is part of the contract. Hope you have a wonderful holiday and new year!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good poem Lisa, I like the sense of the open invitation at the beginning...well done.
ReplyDeleteI think only in togetherness we can invent the happy ending to make it true... loved that stanza...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words Lisa and it is good to share with one-another, ease the pain and seek happiness. Compassion is the greatest thing.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
LIsa - nicely said.
ReplyDeleteI like this.....sharing of stories!
ReplyDeletelessons burned in brow! so true..... so much takes off when we share stories. so much of happiness and so much of grief too!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWords play within a magnificent flow in your hands.
Gorgeous Lisa, life is a great teacher and I feel that I have learned a lot about compassion on this journey
ReplyDeleteSo nice to hear from all of you. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteSo perfectly said. I would love to listen to your stories Lisa, as I do with the poems you share. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying the holidays Lisa =)
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