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Array ( [sid] => 49507 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => I WISH [time] => 2004-05-28 18:09:06 [hometext] => This is not a True Haiku, because a True Haiku was originally written to be about nature....this is close though, it's about human nature! *smiles* [bodytext] =>

"I WISH"

I wish I was, what
I was, when I wished I
was, what I am now!
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I did not create
the Haiku. I memorized it
many years ago. Can't even
remember where now?
Cheri Cam LeBren
May 25, 2004
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By your own soul, learn to live
And if men thwart you take no heed.
If men hate you have no care.
Sing your song, dream your dream,
Hope your hope and pray your prayer.
~Parkenham Beatty ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I've lived my entire 67 years
just like the above.........
Sometimes I got into
deep trouble for it,
but I always emerged
with......................
"True Self Smiles!" [comments] => 9 [counter] => 194 [topic] => 17 [informant] => lovingcritters [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 16 [ratings] => 4 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Haiku )
I WISH

Contributed by lovingcritters on Friday, 28th May 2004 @ 06:09:06 PM in AEST
Topic: Haiku





"I WISH"

I wish I was, what
I was, when I wished I
was, what I am now!
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*


I did not create
the Haiku. I memorized it
many years ago. Can't even
remember where now?
Cheri Cam LeBren
May 25, 2004
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By your own soul, learn to live
And if men thwart you take no heed.
If men hate you have no care.
Sing your song, dream your dream,
Hope your hope and pray your prayer.
~Parkenham Beatty ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I've lived my entire 67 years
just like the above.........
Sometimes I got into
deep trouble for it,
but I always emerged
with......................
"True Self Smiles!"




Copyright © lovingcritters ... [ 2004-05-28 18:09:06]
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Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 28th May 2004 @ 06:21:27 PM AEST
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Amen to that!!! I love to live, I live to give,What have I now, "true self smiles" 0:-)
I loved this!Thanks for the smile!!!!
Angel always...godspeed...joni


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Ilhar on Friday, 28th May 2004 @ 06:36:50 PM AEST
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great...

Shari


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Jackee_line on Friday, 28th May 2004 @ 06:50:45 PM AEST
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So true
Well done


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by AnGeL_M on Friday, 28th May 2004 @ 06:55:44 PM AEST
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"Smiles" This Was Really Good & So True !!!
Love,Hugs & God Bless :-)
LoVe - AnGeL


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by venkat on Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 12:30:50 AM AEST
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Yea..smiles my dear gentle day. venkat


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Aika on Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 08:15:14 AM AEST
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haiku is very interesting style.. very lovely, CONNIE!! love you! :-) aika:-)


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 11:13:18 PM AEST
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Words to live by.
Luv it Mom.
luv, huggs,
your brat,
emy


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 31st May 2004 @ 08:34:16 PM AEST
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well said!


Re: I WISH (User Rating: 1 )
by Essentially9 on Friday, 6th August 2004 @ 12:22:43 AM AEST
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lol excellent message as always.




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