Strong and Centered (poem) by Ed Matlack on AuthorsDen

Strong and Centered
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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After a job interview I get pensive and anxious and nervous and wish it were all over, so I write about strength, thereby giving myself some...hopefully...ed

Strong and Centered… What we wish to be all the time, don’t we? Life throws us curves; we then bend like a tree, In comparison to life we are small to a degree, Strength we do find through the uphill fight, I am sure that you will all herein agree… The power of positive thought does work, I think, Without it from adversity we would shrink, We do use in our pens a form of ink, Right prior to falling off the proverbial brink… We wear an armor to thwart off the negative, Walls around us to disallow pain from getting in, Our past lives and those of others the causative, Asking the gods for strength we all have done so from within, Sometimes we do for the most part, take it on the chin, We do move on, we battle and sometimes we win… © ed ~ 12/8/04

Reviewed by Lori Moore

Reviewed on December 8, 2004

The power of positive thought does work! Nicely done.

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)

Oh, how lovely to hear you speak with such positive words, such wisdom. You open yourself to life, take huge gulps of the ups and downs... then spill it into an absorbing, wistful, warm commentary.

You hold nothing back, Ed, and that is why you are so readable! katy xox.

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

(((ed)))

much power and strength resonating from your words...let them be your courage and hope. :) i'll say an extra prayer for you

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)

Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)

You have written this very masterfully Ed and I found much to like about it.

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

hope it pans out for you, ed; you are in my prayers! all the best to you!

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

Yes life can give us some trails to go through. Wishing you the best for the job you have applied for.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Wonderful write Ed!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Sue Hess

this is so...you. i love it

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Great attitude shows in this wonderful poem! Hope all goes well for you Ed!