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Foolish Bliss

March 2, 2018
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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We think we create our own bliss;

But it's all just foolishness;

We take every chance we get;

Just to make another wish.

 

We put up towering walls;

And create codes of laws;

But it will all come crashing down;

Because everything always falls.

 

There's nothing to stop the dawn;

It would take too long;

The beginning of a new day;

Where all our cities are gone.

 

We hide behind a facade;

While the options are weighed;

We hide in citadels;

While the decisions are made.

 

The choices are made for us;

We never make a fuss;

What freedom we do have;

A people that always distrusts.

 

We push each other down;

To increase our renown;

We encourage division;

Always competing for the crown.

 

We think we create our own bliss;

But it's all just foolishness;

We take every chance we get;

Just to make another wish.

© Taylor M., Pelham, AL

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Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 9 2018 at 12:11 pm
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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@CompoundArcher
Oops, accidentally hit enter there. Thank you for taking the time to read my work! I really appreciate the comment!
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 9 2018 at 12:11 pm
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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@CompoundArcher
CompoundArcher GOLD said...
on Jul. 7 2018 at 10:53 pm
CompoundArcher GOLD, Broomfield, Colorado
13 articles 2 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I Have Not Failed. I've Just Found 10, 000 Ways That Something Won't Work." Thomas Edison<br /> <br /> "Surely this world-so beautifully diversified in its forms and motions-could not have arisen except from the perfectly free will of God, who provides and governs all things." Roger Cotes<br /> <br /> "Don't doubt the Creator, because it is inconceivable that accidents alone could be the controller of this universe.'' Isaac Newton<br /> <br /> "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln

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@Malcolm_Chase YES SHE DOES!! Good job :) Added this one (among other's of your's) to my favorites
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 15 2018 at 11:36 am
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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@Malcolm_Chase Thank you!
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 19 2018 at 2:40 pm
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

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Wow! I really love his song! It's so heartfelt and deep. Summer_R_Quinn has real talent!