grassroots08:

Donald Ford UNLOCKING THE SECRET

Accept each morning as it breaks upon you
Sharing with you yes, another day to hope
Yesterday has its own baggage to carry
Don't unload or unpack it, it's not yours

Let the past bury its own troubles, not you
Looking back I say will only weigh you down
The only place left for you is the future, smile
Run with all your heart into its waiting arms.

The best this world has to offer is tomorrow
As we look for folks that need a helping hand
Forward is the best and only path to follow
We can't look back, and we won't look back

We seek the good of others all around us
We find a way to make their lives better
Now we've unlocked the secret to our life
Nothing will excite us like a brand new day

Cheers, Don

October 8, 2012 at 7:33AM
    DIS-illusioned: A feel-good free-verse--nice! :)
    October 8, 2012 at 3:01PM
    grassroots08: Thanks for stopping by to comment, Cheers, Don
    November 14, 2012 at 7:40PM

grassroots08:

Is this crazy guy back? It's been a rough separation my friends. I hope to link up again with my fellow writers, and meet new friends also. It has been my loss to have been away. I missed you all!

Where eagles fly,
Don (Greywolf)

March 12, 2012 at 8:55AM
    jlsavell: and it goes without saying my wonderful friend I have missed you terribly and Matin!!!! Please, please do come back!!! I miss your stories and poetry and art work!! jimi
    March 12, 2012 at 3:51PM
    grassroots08: Shelley,
    Ha ha ha so you admit you never missed me! LOL Don
    March 13, 2012 at 11:04PM
    grassroots08: jlsavell,
    Now I know who some of my real friends are! LOL
    Smile! Don
    March 13, 2012 at 11:06PM
    Vladilynn: I always loved that pen sign!
    Where eagle fly, Of course it's Don(Greywolf) LOL
    June 19, 2012 at 1:30PM

grassroots08:

Today I was thinking about what folks on this site are all looking to read. What sparks their interest that would turn them to a piece I wrote or poem I've composed?

I decided that the work they seem most drawn to are the same pieces that wake me in the middle of the night or early in the morning. They are like prompts, and I must pen them when they are fresh in my mind or chance losing them.

I am penning these lines; I know you're out there. But the question is: Will you respond? I am here each night and the evenings are long without someone to talk to. So if you could find the time, maybe you could join me here.

I am having a cup of coffee and thought you might like some too. I do have other things to offer, if coffee isn't your cup of tea. I am usually sitting and pondering about what has transpired during my day. I can't change any bad decisions, but I can think about improving on them.

I wonder just how many other lonely people are out there? We are the ones who should be getting together, but then we might only succeed in depressing one another. LOL Maybe someone with an upbeat heart could also join us here.

I know I heard a noise. I was hoping it was you. But like so many other nights, it was just the wind that I was hearing. But I will even welcome that; it beats the dead silence. They say messages sometimes come on breezes. Well, I'm listening quite intently now!

June 21, 2010 at 9:29AM
    findingmyroom: I can be lonely in a crowd. A cup of coffee sounds nice. I'll bring the crumb cake!
    June 29, 2010 at 10:48PM
    grassroots08: Hey,
    How did you know I was feeling like crumb cake right now? LOL Cheers, Don

    P.S. Sorry I was so slow to respond - I need to check this board more often. Ha Ha
    July 17, 2010 at 7:52AM
    Colette: Hey Don, You are never alone! you just think you are. I am keeping an eye on you lol
    August 2, 2010 at 10:58PM
    grassroots08: Smiles all around. Hope all the family are doing well. Cheers, friend, Don
    August 11, 2010 at 5:30PM
    findingmyroom: Hey, Don, your piece about waiting on the phone brought to mind the time I called my student loan company. I went through all the ridiculous menus, finally pressed the number that would (praise God) get me a real person... Well, guess what? It put me back at the start of that whole sequence again! Disgraceful and infuriating to say the least.
    September 28, 2010 at 11:37PM
    grassroots08: Hello "Finding"
    I'm not just a number, I am special #284. I don't know who #283 was, or who #285 will be, but I'm here and my position is firm. I'm not leaving now until they KICK me out. So, sorry you're stuck with me. So many things to say, and so little time left.

    Sometimes I have to take my little MUSE out for a walk and I have to clean up any messes along the way. I hope folks will see this little ditty as something fun to read and not at all something that must be bagged and discarded. So go ahead and have a smile or two on me. But by all means "keep those smiles right side up". (My own Quote). LOL Cheers, Don

    P.S. Stay on the line, your number will come up soon.LMBO Don
    October 27, 2010 at 12:13PM
    kiwigirl2821: Hmmm I'm thinking a hot cupper an anzac and just plain ole talking sounds really good...bout time I did a little listening...lol...bring it on grassroots Don! xoxo Kiwi
    January 31, 2011 at 2:01PM