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It Takes Courage ...sometimes

It Takes Courage to say Yes or No - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to stay or go - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to be who you really are - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to Laugh and to Smile - but not all of the while, just - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to face adversity and other bad times - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to keep  sharing and caring and trusting - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to give and to live and to keep being there - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to love and to  have and to hold - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to face ones convictions be truthful and bold - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to face ageing and just growing old - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to face illness and death with dignity - sometimes..

It Takes Courage to face Life - sometimes..

 

...sometimes...sometimes...there is no time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harry O'Neill

Sat 1st Sep 2012 16:11



Graham,
The reading is just as good as the hearing.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 30th Aug 2012 14:48

This poem carries a simple truth...that the word "courage" itself is a servant of circumstance.
"One moment see us to the fray,
Another sees us run away..."
I particularly enjoyed the pay-off.

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Isobel

Wed 29th Aug 2012 23:06

That last line carries quite a punch Graham - food for thought! x

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