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The Present
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"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return."

Mary Jean Iron


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The flicker of veined light
upon my eyelids;
the ambient scent of morning
upon the breeze
and the syphonic sound
of birdsong
proclaims the dawn
of a virgin day
To luxuriate 
curled up in a cosy bed
like a contented kitten
is a temptation
but the day awaits
like an unopened gift
beneath a Christmas tree
The joy of the gift
second only to the
wonder experienced
in the unwrapping

What present will I
find today?


© Chanti
 
 
 


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 Reviews of "The Present"
Reviewed on September 19, 2005
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh- So touchly felt Chanti'- Thanks! Warmly and Sweetly,Sheeeoxo I NEEDED that picture too- Mmmmm...............Enjoy! YOur stirrings within~!

Reviewed by Paul Williams
Reviewed on September 19, 2005
Thank's for the pressie Chant's, this is wonderful uplifting stuff most excellent.

Paul;-)

Reviewed by Gwen Dickerson
Reviewed on September 19, 2005
Ah, your poem is a much needed, gift wrapped container of nourishment for me, today. Thank you! I enjoyed!

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 19, 2005
A beauty!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Carole Mathys
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
Beautifully uplifting write Chanti, we all should begin our days that way...

peace, Carole

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
This is so uplifting and full of hope and wonder. I wish I could adopt that attitude. Thank you for sharing your gift, Chanti. Love and peace to you.

Regis

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
You are the present giver with this inspirational poem that forces us to count our blessings rather then complain of our losses. Well done on this one sweetie,,

Felix

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
Marvelous composition. Your muse returned and graced us with your lovely poems. The gift of a healthy day is something we have to thank God for.

Reviewed by L. Figgins
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
Yes, each day is a gift. And within the larger package are still more small gifts to be unwrapped, one-by-one, for those like you who are cognizant of this reality. Very beautiful, Chanti, thank you for the gift you have given me...Lin

Reviewed by Tami Ryan
Reviewed on September 18, 2005
Simply beautiful, Chanti. Thanks for the reminder.

Love,
Tami


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