Boo Mayhew Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 You can shed tears that he is goneOr you can smile because he has livedYou can close your eyes and pray that he’ll come backOr you can open your eyes and see all he’s leftYour heart can be empty because you can’t see himOr it can be full of the love that you sharedYou can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterdayOr you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterdayYou can remember him and only that he’s goneOr you can cherish his memory and let it live onYou can cry and close your mindBe empty and turn your backOr you can do what he’d wantSmile, open your eyes, and go on Unsure of who the author is, I copied poem from a Eulogy that was sent to my friend at work. I love the message and am striving to be like this. ONE DAY :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlg Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 What the poem says is so true, but I have yet to figure out how you put it in to practice. I know Tom wants me to go on but I feel like I am free falling in the vast universe. Maybe one of these days I'll figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Boo, dear ~ An online search tells me that the poem was written by British poet and painter David Harkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Mayhew Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Mary Linda - likewise ... I think we are all taking teeny tiny baby steps towards the "state" that the poem describes. One day :-)Marty - thanks! Didn't think of googling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsha Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Boo - a very good poem - and how is it I can be feeling both the ying and the yang, the hopeful and yet the despairing - all at the same time?? Sometimes I picture my emotions warring with each other like 2 samurai going at each other! Hugs, Marsha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Mayhew Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 That's a great image :-) Me too ... it is amazing that we are capable of feeling both things simultaneously. And frightening sometimes. Mostly just very very confusing, for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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