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Just Remember Who You Are
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" There's No Fool, Like An Old Fool ".

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Never forget where you sprang from

Always remember just who you are

Its so easy to lose track of your identity

Amidst the hurly burly of life

Your name is essentially important

It designates you as a unique individual

And you carry it wherever you go 

So when your pilgrimage is over

It will be the only reminder of you

So take great care of your reputation

As history will document your worth

And all your deeds and actions

Will be there for all to see

So make sure your lasting legacy

Is one of an enduring and refined kind

Spread the milk of human kindness

Thickly and evenly on either side

And people will always recall you

From the very bottom of their heart

Give of yourself freely and easily

And be prepared to go that extra mile

It will be to your credit in the end

For you will have become

Another link in the saint's chain

That stretches from here to eternity

 

Copyright by Peter Paton 2006

 

 

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 Reviews of "Just Remember Who You Are"
Reviewed by Rebekah Rosie Lang
Reviewed on February 9, 2006
Beautiful!

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on February 2, 2006
Excellent poetry Peter! We should all carry our name proudly.

~Linda

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on February 2, 2006
Beautifully moving write, Peter, full of wisdom. Very well done.
And yes, do tell us where the church is located!
Peace and Blessings,
Carolyn

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
yes, Peter ... keep spreading the milk ...

wise and well penned!

Reviewed by Paul Williams
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
I recognise that doorway, looks very familar, would love to know where it is Peter. This is a profoundly sagacious write my friend.

Paul;-)

Reviewed by Only A Poet (Reader)
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
wise words, wonderfully penned.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
Words of wisdom spoken Peter!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Divinity 11 (Reader)
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
very nice,

My boyfriend and I were just talking about this the other day. That a person that follows the beat of their own drum is remembered and gains immortality.

Reviewed by L. Figgins
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
Oh so true! This reminds me of my father, whose legacy I have tried to live up to, for he was a saint in my eyes. Oh he had his faults but was a man of integrity. I concur with Michelle. A very fine write, Peter. Thank you...

Reviewed by Jane Rodway (Reader)
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
I loved this, the meaning is so great- i loved the part about the saints, it is true that people do not realize that they are saints in their everyday lives. Great poem.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
Love, compassion and caring given on earth gains eternal slavation.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
Your writes always inspire and uplift Peter! You have the gift of exhortation and use it beautifully and faithfully! Thank you for sharing!I always feel energized and motivated when I leave your den!;-)

Eileen

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
"Your name is essentially important
It designates you as a unique individual"

Peter, this resonates with my Legend of the Quail posted in my den about the power of what's in a name. I love this write. It gives one a sense of identity. I will be trimming back my reviews, as business related commitments are many right now for me. I have also been sent two professional works from professional authors here on Authors Den to read and give professional reviews to, one author's work, a finished novel, the other a manuscript ready for publishing. It is all very time-consuming and I am right now reviewing the galleys of my next novel out hopefully sometime this month, which takes 16-hour days. So I will be back to reviewing Authors Den poets in a month or so. Please know that I will still be reading you. Please read my interview with editor Sara Russell from Poetry Life & Times which goes live at around 6 p.m. tonight. Thanks always for the daily inspiration Peter. Love and Peace.

Sage


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