Author's Note: My "old friend", Bread (this man I had never met before until I sat down next to him on an airplane) told me about his life one afternoon. From that day to this, I have felt incredibly honored to have had the opportunity to hear his story. All I can say is... Bread got it right --- he expected little, probably got less, and still, as he sat there reflecting back on what by then had been a reasonably long life, had a twinkle in his eye and a song bursting from his soul. Yeh, Bread got it right. How he lived, and more so how he loved, will ever be an inspiration to me. I can still hear his voice and every now and then, I pick up my pen and his words tumble out. [comments] => 5 [counter] => 268 [topic] => 19 [informant] => Silent-No-More [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 18 [ratings] => 6 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => InspirationalPoems )

This Is Your Time Contributed by Silent-No-More on Tuesday, 7th March 2006 @ 03:21:26 PM in AEST Topic: InspirationalPoems ~ ~ ~ My old friend, I recall The times we had hangin' on my wall I wouldn't trade them for gold 'Cause they laugh an' they cry me Somehow sanctify me They're woven in the stories I have told And tell again... ~ opening to Tim McGraw's "My Old Friend" ~ ~ ~ There ain’t no magic in the wishin’ There ain’t no wisdom in the dream People everywhere wantin’ so much now They all want everything it seems. I know they think they deserve it, but Don’t know what makes them think they do You jus’ can’t dream yourself a miracle An’ just wishin’ won’t make it true. See, a soul knows what it's destined for Jus’ as stars know their place in the sky To dream yourself some grand other-than Is jus’ dreamin’ yourself a lie. Now maybe someone’s told you That you were meant for certain things Perhaps you’re doin’ what you think you should But should’s ain’t everything. If you’ve been hiding behind a cloud An’ secretly wishin’ that you could shine Stop dreamin’ everyone else’s dream Or you’ll be living it in time. Fate won’t deny the willin’ soul She’s gonna give you what you’re due So, don’t waste your wishes on other-than’s Jus' dream the miracle of you. Author's Note: My "old friend", Bread (this man I had never met before until I sat down next to him on an airplane) told me about his life one afternoon. From that day to this, I have felt incredibly honored to have had the opportunity to hear his story. All I can say is... Bread got it right --- he expected little, probably got less, and still, as he sat there reflecting back on what by then had been a reasonably long life, had a twinkle in his eye and a song bursting from his soul. Yeh, Bread got it right. How he lived, and more so how he loved, will ever be an inspiration to me. I can still hear his voice and every now and then, I pick up my pen and his words tumble out. Copyright © Silent-No-More ... [ 2006-03-07 15:21:26] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem