One of life's lessons...
If At First
A kaleidoscope of dreams
Were scattered on the yellow brick road...
I rushed in to capture them,
Arms out stretched.
In my haste, I stumbled on life's
Diamond speckled promises...
"Get Up!" life yelled,
"Get Up and try again!"
Dorothy Alves Holmes
A Poet Who Lovees To Sing
Prince Obed de la CRUZ
"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going".... i remembered this quote after i read this... it's never too late to get back up again... nice write, dear poetess!
"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going".... i remembered this quote after i read this... it's never too late to get back up again... nice write, dear poetess!
ritty patnaik
picking ourselves up after a fall is the biggest positive step we can take to move on in life.......and you have beautifully expressed it in your lovely poem !
picking ourselves up after a fall is the biggest positive step we can take to move on in life.......and you have beautifully expressed it in your lovely poem !
lynnbglover
Beautifully written, Dorothy, I love it.
Beautifully written, Dorothy, I love it.
yelena
we should believe there's never too late to get up and follow the path...thanks for this positive piece, Dorothy.
we should believe there's never too late to get up and follow the path...thanks for this positive piece, Dorothy.
robertchoward
Oh yes! This is outstanding. We can't necessarily count on others to pick us up. Often times we just have to light our own light and push the gloom away ourselves.
Oh yes! This is outstanding. We can't necessarily count on others to pick us up. Often times we just have to light our own light and push the gloom away ourselves.
aequilla
I love... The imaginary feel to this lovely realistically optimistic poem... Ur poetry is unique
I love... The imaginary feel to this lovely realistically optimistic poem... Ur poetry is unique
lynnbglover
Dorothy, I can almost hear you singing and skipping down the yelloo brick road with the aid of a beautiful life helping you along, Keep singing.
Dorothy, I can almost hear you singing and skipping down the yelloo brick road with the aid of a beautiful life helping you along, Keep singing.
Elena S
Much much better than any energizing drink!! How I love it, thank you!!!!
Much much better than any energizing drink!! How I love it, thank you!!!!
Cat
lovely the second time too! Cat
lovely the second time too! Cat
JVL NARASIMHA RAO
You have the capability to get up yoursJVL
You have the capability to get up yoursJVL
aryaindia
There is a clear spectrum of dreams and reality in this very concrete poem of hope and trust. thanks for sharing...arya
There is a clear spectrum of dreams and reality in this very concrete poem of hope and trust. thanks for sharing...arya
Cat
and I shall, Cat
and I shall, Cat
Michael J. Gale
Even without a brain,the scarecrow knew to be afraid when the flying monkeys first appeared! Great poem!
Even without a brain,the scarecrow knew to be afraid when the flying monkeys first appeared! Great poem!
Simply Bono Razek
beautiful -Dorothy---love those last 2 lines!
beautiful -Dorothy---love those last 2 lines!
shreeSridhar ॐ ❤ ☼
Perpendicularity stuk to HORIZoNTALITY ! Sweet composition :-)
Perpendicularity stuk to HORIZoNTALITY ! Sweet composition :-)
jadia4708au
Get up and look at sky leave it aside and do not ask why not to leave anything but constantly try road may lay open with happiness to cry
Get up and look at sky leave it aside and do not ask why not to leave anything but constantly try road may lay open with happiness to cry
kdarcy
An easy read full of spirit k
An easy read full of spirit k
Sheldon Allen Saluta
so true and i like the optimism! keep the pen writing!
so true and i like the optimism! keep the pen writing!
seema chowdhury
very nice and an optimistic poem.
very nice and an optimistic poem.
Ben Gieske
This presents a lot of possible responses. I will just quote Henry David Thoreau. "We are constantly invited to be who we are."
This presents a lot of possible responses. I will just quote Henry David Thoreau. "We are constantly invited to be who we are."
Ron Peat
"Stay down" the scarecrow yelled: "they're still shooting bullets. Keep down, keep down, don't get up. Do what the lion is doing, he's smart. look at the tin man he looks like a sieve. Put a teabag in his mouth and you could make tea." A poet friend// RH Peat
"Stay down" the scarecrow yelled: "they're still shooting bullets. Keep down, keep down, don't get up. Do what the lion is doing, he's smart. look at the tin man he looks like a sieve. Put a teabag in his mouth and you could make tea." A poet friend// RH Peat
ritty patnaik
we fall to get up again in life,and many more times.this is the first lesson life teaches us !loved this poem for its optimism !
we fall to get up again in life,and many more times.this is the first lesson life teaches us !loved this poem for its optimism !
vizo meyase
Fantastic!!! Great piece...so inspiring, dreams does awake again if we never let it go, by not giving up ourselves, lingering on. . .
Fantastic!!! Great piece...so inspiring, dreams does awake again if we never let it go, by not giving up ourselves, lingering on. . .
Debs
Dreams can come true one day!
Dreams can come true one day!
A lovely message, Dorothy. Thank you for sharing.