Was It Supposed To Be Like This? (poem) by Felix LeRoy Perry on AuthorsDen

Reviewed by LadyJtalks LadyJzTalkZone (Reader)

Reviewed on August 26, 2007

Life is strange that way. nice family picture. Lady j

Reviewed on August 25, 2007

I like the turn in this Fee - "...it was supposed to be like this" - when things are not as one imagines or had hoped for, it takes a while for one to realise the very positive 'all is as it is supposed to be' - and counting blessings, especially remembering/being with the people we love sure brings that home here. I tend to feel that things generally are always as they are meant to be - when i feel really low about all things, acceptance is from where all positivity grows - and you seem to have that in bundles - thank you for your recent reviews - your positivity and generosity has helped me - cheers Fee, Nicky xx

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on August 25, 2007

Heartfelt offering Felix...if I coulkd I would share my piggybank with you....but tha damn dog ate it!!

Positive ending though!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Myrna Badgerow

Reviewed on August 23, 2007

When my husband died I said those words more often than I can count and there is that part of me that still feels the same... but I also know that we don't have control over some things so perhaps it is supposed to be this way.. and those grandchildren can make even the bad seem tolerable..))

Myrna

Reviewed by D Johnson

Reviewed on August 23, 2007

Felix, I somehow knew you would remember the good things. Nice pen.

Peace,
Dan

Reviewed by twinklewrites at her desk (Reader)

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Sad at times we have to go through the dark side of life, family ties is very important...ahh, the grandkids do indeed help cheer ya up, but then again...hehe...Enjoyed Felix, lovely family pic...Hugs and Love, Peggy

Reviewed by Ann Scarborough

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

The grandchild and daughter part is just what it should be! All the other isn't, still job fishing here.
Your write is so true Fee so very very true.

Ann

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Gotta love your attitude, Fee. Heartwarming for sure. Best wishes to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Oh Felix... wherever we are, guess there are many things in life for which we can say "it wasn't supposed to be like this", but the mix of beaten out emotions PLUS other forms of material hardship do certainly make a most acid mix. But yes, when all's said and done, just look at who's around you and thank God you're not alone... even if you might like to be at times. An honest acount from the heart but a tender exhoration for each one of us to truly count our living blessings! Friends, too... and sometimes most especially! Love, Kate xx

Reviewed by Victor Buhagiar (Reader)

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

How I agree. Physically we retire hoping for an easy life and get all sorts of ills, but the little ones keep us happy. It was meant to be that way. Victor

Reviewed by Marcia Miller-Twiford

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

WONDERFUL is this poem dear Fee. I think life is designed to be difficult. Battling life makes us strong. If we didn't have storms we'd never appreciate the sunshine. Right? And, when we sort everything out we find that all that's really important is family. I got a call from my son last night and another grandchild is on the way. WOOO HOOO! Wouldn't we rather eat Hamburger Helper surrounded by loved ones than a t-bone steak alone? Yes we would!!!

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

(((Fee))),

This one is beautifully, poignantly penned. Well done.

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

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Beautiful write, Fee; very well done!

Reviewed by RaeLynn Teller

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Looking for my morning smile, I found a kindred spirit instead. Much better gift. Oh, how I can relate. When the alternative is the "Butterfly Effect", I'll take this reality any time. Carry this beautiful picture close to your heart. Got to go pay some bills.
Sweets--RaeLynn

Reviewed by Georg Mateos

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Grandpa, when you are surrounded by Roses you can't se the little Forget-me-not ones; I am sure that there around in life, that rose of yours had many thorns, while thorns will be there forget the pain and enjoy the carpet of flower over it.
Goo-goo?
Georg

Reviewed by Selena Dobbin-Gillis

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Dear cuz so many times in my life I thought it wasn't suppose to be like this, I thought life so unfair. But my life with my man and having my children from the beginning, I realize life was meant to be just the way it happened. The good and the bad. There is a reason for everything in life.

Love you cuz
Selena

Reviewed by Kathryn Collins (Reader)

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Dear Fee,

All in the way we see it, yes? So many gifts, so many disappointments. As I've heard said, we play the cards and be grateful we have them. A tall order sometimes. Your poem is a beautiful piece of writing and I'll keep counting the blessings right before my eyes. Thanks for the reminder so eloquently lovingly expressed.

hugs and love,
Kathy

Reviewed by Rose Rideout

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Yes Felix it was suppose to be just like this, and you like me are so thankful for it. You wouldn't change a single thing in your life for you would not want to know now what it would have been like without the family that you so love. A beautiful write from your heart. Keep it coming.
Love ya face XOXO Newfie Hugs for you, Rose

Reviewed by Cedric III

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

life seems like a completely raw deal.
its such a backwards set up at the best of times and i think if you sit round trying to make sense of it you will lose all faith.
but god always has a bigger purpose that we cannot see.
it would seem to me that you have stepped back and seen a glimpse of the bigger purpose in the writing of this piece.

these last two weeks have been so hard for me.
simply impossible.
i busted my collarbone 6 months ago when coming off my motorbike and it is STILL very busted and i am always sore and i am sick of not working and not being able to do much because of pain it creates and im just worn down by the whole game.
but then i stop and think about the way i have been able to form relationships with the kids from youth group [ive stepped into the role of youth worker at my church this year] because i havent been working so theyve been able to drop in and hang out and say hi...
it seems like a priceless gift to me

so here we both are... torn by the way things are... wondering whether they should be how they are...

i guess we just gotta keep living it and hang on in there...
your luck has got to change some time soon and then youll have so much T bone steak youll be giving it away =)

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

Hi Felix:

I'm so glad you find joy in the value of your family. They are what give us happiness when we count our blessings. Family value tops everything!!!!!

Good for you!!!!!

Sandie May Angel :o)

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

I'm so glad you have them dear Felix, they make life worthwhile for you I'm sure.

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

I completely understand, Fee, we all go through these tough times, and especially now, the way the economy is. Retirement is suppose to be the times to do all the things you couldn't do because you were working your butt off, and raising a family. It sounds like you still have the love and light from your family, and you know what, that is all that matters anyway.
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

Reviewed on August 22, 2007

it is so difficult to be possitive when it feels like life is kicking you around at every turn but i love the way you turned this write around to state the incredible importance of family