Carol A. Hand
I walk on my home world
the place of my birth
perhaps just for this life
perhaps only for this incarnation
not knowing where I came from
or where I’ll ultimately go
when I leave this place and a life
that has sometimes felt too long
and other times, so fragile and fleeting
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But while I am still here
let my spirit shine its song
Let me walk with peace and beauty
in my heart
as long as it continues beating
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Note:
This poem was inspired by a comment on my previous post from Maria KethuProfumo at Eternamenta. I encourage you to visit her thought-provoking blog.
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Voices from the Margins 
Beautiful, Carol! ❤ xo
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Bette. ❤
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Beautiful poem Carol x
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Annalee. ❤
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So beautiful!!! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you, dear Natalie. ❤
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You’re welcome Carol❣️😘
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Carol, truly wonderful and inspiring! A lovely way to start my day….thank you also for your recommendation of Maria’s blog, I’m popping over to visit. Wishing you a day filled with warmth and joy. Hugs xx
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, Annika, and for visiting Maria’s blog. I also appreciate your blessings and virtual hug. I send my best wishes to you, too, for a peaceful, wonder-filled day. ❤
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What a profound poem, dear Carol! Thank you! I appreciate that you’ve mentioned me! 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Maria, and for the thought-provoking questions that inspired me to write this poem. ❤
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Always at your service, dear Carol! The poem is really great!
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A lovely reflective poem, Carol… so very heartfelt! ❤
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful, gracious comments, Iris. I send my best wishes to you. ❤
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And thank you for your informative posts, Carol… it’s a pleasure.♥️
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I love this. I also have a hawk’s feather I found several years ago in the cemetery where I visit my dad tree.
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Thank you so much for your always kind comments, Chris, and for sharing a beautiful story about the special significance of your hawk feather. ❤
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Carol, you have said so much with your few, perfect, resonate words! You have caught all that I seek to do with my life.
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Dear Michael, thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. ❤
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Carol, it’s the best we can all achieve.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughtful, wise insights, Rosaliene.
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Beautiful as usual…same questions and expectations here, as we approach our transition to whatever comes next, and still so much to do, even if only watch the birds fly in the amazing sky, smell the earth and dream…
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Silvia, and the gentle yet powerful poetic images. ❤
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A beautiful meditation on life Carol – thoughts that we can all identify with.
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, Andrea. ❤
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You capture a sense of ageing with serenity. Time sometime long but mainly fragile and passing fast! Thanks for intro to other blog too.
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful, lovely comments, Georgina. I am sure you will enjoy Maria’s blog. ❤
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