Short as life is,
our expectations make it shorter
by the careless whisper of time.
And even if time can heal a broken heart,
it can also break a waiting heart.
The sun always shines
and hope always floats
Though the river never pass
and touch the same stone
We wait and believe
that the rainbow of life
offers a pot of gold.
Daily Prompt: Someday
Copyright © 2017 Joys of Joel by Joel F. All Rights Reserved.
Beautiful!
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Thanks Patricia. Have a great weekend ahead.
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Loved this one.
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Thanks Yagnesh. I’m glad you loved it. Thanks too for stopping by.
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Joel, I look forward to your wonderful visuals !- and my favorite lines: “Though the river never pass/and touch the same stone” – nice!
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Thanks Theresa for your encouraging words. Thanks too for always stopping by.
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Joel u wrote so beautifully and hearts can be broken and they can be waited upon also. Absolutely marvellous lines. Loved your background picture too.👌👌👌👌👌👌
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Thanks so much Kamal. You are very generous with your kind words. I appreciate the time you spent in reading this blog. Thanks too for letting me know you love the picture.
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Welcome dear Joel and u wrote so beautifully I really appreciated your poem.
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Thanks . I enjoy reading your writings too. Thanks for always stopping by. Have a beautiful weekend Kamal.
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Thanks 🙏 Joel and will always do. U too stay happy and have a great weekend.
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Thanks too. Likewise, be happy and enjoy the weekend.
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Thanks 🙏 and same here too Joel. Happy weekend and keep on writing good posts for all our readers.😊😊😊😊😊
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You’re welcome. Yes i will, thanks for making our blog world beautiful Kamal.
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Welcome so much Joel by your beautiful words and we all bloggers r wonderful and try to work our best and make a world that we live in today a better place. Joel do let me know how I have written my post today, it would be great to hear from you on my post.
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I like your post “In Search of Himself.” So profound and poetic. Sure let me check your post today. By the way, thanks for letting me know.
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Thanks so much Joel u r so good with your words and it touches me to get wonderful words from people like u. It feels so encouraging to write more better. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Your new post with the Tibetan proverb is very inspiring and the photo is so cute, it made me smile.
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Thanks Joel. I like this Tibetan proverb a lot and the kids r too cute too.👍👍👍👍
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Yes, you know what, it’s not that easy to find images that suit the poems/writings. You are very good in searching for the image.
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😊😊😊😊😊😊thanks so much.
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You’re welcome.
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🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Thanks.
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I love it, Joel! It is so beautiful. I will keep it in my heart.
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Thanks Kristallina for your beautiful words. A heartfelt thanks to you. Enjoy the lovely weekend.
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Simply brilliant and beautiful! I tried to pick lines to repeat but decided I loved them all!
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Thanks PD for appreciating it. Have a lovely weekend.
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The phrase ‘careless whisper of time’ really stands out in this poem!
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Thanks Jane.for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it. Have a lovely weekend.
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Your 2nd stanza is powerful about time breaking a waiting heart!
Great poem!
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Thanks Joyroses. I appreciate the time you spent here. Thanks for the lovely words. Have a beautiful weekend ahead.
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OH you are welcome! I enjoy it. I appreciate the times that you visit my blog as well. Thanks and hope you have a great week-end to!
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Likewise. Thanks again.
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‘the careless whisper of time’ – lovely! So much to like in these words.
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Thanks Robyn for your lovely thoughts. Thanks too for dropping. Have a lovely weekend.
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Hope is important. It’s difficult to live without it.
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I agree. Thanks Merril for sharing your thoughts. Thanks too for stopping by.
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I like the last stanza, simply full of belief and hope. The rainbow image works well, and so do your visuals 🙂
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Thanks Bea for appreciating the line and the image. Thanks for dropping by. Have a great weekend.
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I was engaged from the first stanza! Beautiful writing, Joel.
Thanks for the follow.
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You’re welcome Sara. Thanks too for stopping by. I appreciate it. Have a lovely weeekend.
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The sun always shine and hope always float; said many things in just few words so deep and thoughtful. Just loved it😃
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Thanks Purva for the like. Thanks too for stopping by.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
OH—MAN!!!
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Sometimes there is gold at the end of the rainbow. More often it is silver lining the dark clouds.
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Thank you Joseph for sharing your beautiful thought. No one coul’ve said it better. Thanks too for stopping by.
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Thanks Joel.
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🙂
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This is a favourite. Thank you for sharing Joel.
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You’re welcome Barbara. Thanks too for dropping by.
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I love this, Joel. It speaks to many, but especially how I feel. Writing from experience and from the heart is a good thing.
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Thank you Toni for letting me know this resonates with you. I appreciate it. Yes, we learned from our experiences, good or bad. Thanks Toni for stopping by. Have a great sunday.
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So true, Joel! Beautiful!
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Thanks America on Coffee. Appreciate it.
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“We wait and believe
that the rainbow of life
offers a pot of gold.” Beautiful 😊😊
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Thanks Love Quirky. Have a lovely day ahead.
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How very true, thank you. Anna.
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Thanks too Anna for stopping by and dropping a line. Have a lovely week ahead.
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“We wait and believe
that the rainbow of life
offers a pot of gold.”
Yes. And I worry a little about those that do, wondering if their hopes and dreams really do come true in the end.
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Thanks KG. Well, life offers a rainbow, sometimes with a pot of gold, sometimes with a pot full of flowers. Either way life always offers us gifts, some gifts we dream of, some we never wanted, some we did not expect but in the end it’s a gift we all need for a reason.
Thanks Kathy for stopping by and dropping a line. Happy Valentines!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Joanna. Have a great friday.
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The quote, you’ve mentioned in the pic, just fascinated me more than your poem, just awesome!
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Oh thank you so much Nikesh. I’m glad you appreciated the quote. Thanks for letting me know. Have a wonderful day.
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Well done! Short, simple statements are the most effective, as done right here. Whisper of time? Yes, but that “whisper” can also be a scream.
Thank you for liking my poems.
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I agree. It whispers when time’s a plenty, so we ignore it then it screams loudly reminding us we’re running out of it. 🙂
Thanks Alan for stopping by and being generous with your kind words.
Surely i enjoyed your beautiful posts, too bad i don’t have enough time to read all of them.
Have a beautiful saturday.
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I think that if you live ‘hopefully’ you will never be disappointed. Your expectations are not always met, but what you learn leads you to grow and takes you into different directions – hopefully your ‘pot of gold’ will be the reality you did not expect but hoped for. Reading this back makes me wonder, does this make sense?? 🙂
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Thanks Marie for that profound thought. No one could’ve said it better. I love the thought “the pot of gold will be the reality you did not expect but hoped for.”
Thank you for the time. Have a lovely day ahead.
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