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Surprised by Dawn
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"I kissed a girl or two / (Not as pretty as you)"


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Surprised by Dawn

a self-published poet's self-published obituary (a little early)

I lived on borrowed money
Then died on borrowed time
The land of milk and honey
Left me without a dime

But... I kissed a girl or two
(Not as pretty as you)
And did what I thought I should
(Such things as I could do)

It surprised me then to see
How far I made it but
Despite all the poetry
I left along the way
Measured by eternity
Not far (no matter what
Those few who loved me might say)

I just did the best I could
With what God gave to me
And some of you understood
Who took the time to see
Me for what I was and would
You remember me to be
My afterlife in memory?

I lived my life without a plan
Then I was gone surprised by dawn
A simple... complicated man

+Steven Curtis Lance



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 Reviews of "Surprised by Dawn"
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on May 5, 2007
You made it up to this point.....keep going!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Kimmy Van Kooten
Reviewed on May 4, 2007
God's blessing gained, all is obtained!
We should all try this...whatta clever write!
Your doing just fine and simple and complicated just goes to show~ you were balanced out! Smiles!
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~

Reviewed on May 4, 2007
Steven,

Hopefully you won't be surprised for a very long time. Simple? Complicated? What a quandry, but that is life for a Poet! Excellent write, well done. Now: follow your doctor's orders. :)

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.


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