Skip don’t walk
Color the pavement with chalk
Dance in the rain
Be unconscious of pain
Spin and sing
Close your eyes when you swing
Run around barefoot
Don’t stay put
Have sweet dreams
Finish each day with ice cream
Laugh, even if no else understands
Draw in the sand
Pick flowers
Climb your highest towers
Get memorable scars
Gaze at the stars
Wear your hair down
Love, because no one stays around
Eat because you like the taste
Don’t let your time go to waste
-Mihaela Chamberlain
This is probably one of my favorites. 3/3/12
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Hyla, I just found your blog via the SITS girls. I love this poem, thank you for sharing it. Wishing you a happy holiday.
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LOVE this line, Hyla: “Love, because no one stays around.” Oh, how that resonates with me this year. Christmas Blessings from Espressos of Faith!
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What a darling poem! I loved this part “Spin and sing/Close your eyes when you swing”…I always feel so free when doing both of these activities! I want to share this poem with my daughter when she gets older (she’s 4 now.) Beautiful.
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thank you : ) I’ve thought about printing it out and hanging it up in a little girls room.
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Lovely poem Hyla! Keep it up..
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I love this poem! It made me smile, and I am going to take it to heart today. Thanks for sharing!
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I’m glad you were encouraged : )
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Super cool! Carpe diem indeed! I’m such a work-focused person, I need reminders to just live every once in a while!
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Love this poem!! A great reminder to enjoy life!
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What a darling poem!! Made be all ready and excited for the summertime and brought sweet memories of my childhood. I need to do these things more often! Thank you so much for sharing!! -xx Anna
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I love this too!
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Thank you
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Beautiful poem. This is the attitude I want to teach my children to have!
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