Life is thinking positive !

Life is enjoying the sparkling beauty

of a splendid wildflower in the springtime.

It is walking on a sandy beach

under the glorious August full moon.

It is walking in the absolute silence

of the autumn New England woods

with their stunning, vivid, vibrant colors,

with their luminous, contrasting hues.

It is absorbing the mystery

and the aura of the blazing desert.

Life is working hard and getting rewarded

for the beneficial changes you have achieved…

Life is getting to know other people

exploring their characters

and discovering the value

of individuality;

the absolute uniqueness

of each person on this earth.

Life is raising your kids the right way

and seeing them succeed in College…

Life is giving, lending a helping hand

to those in need.

It is feeling the inner satisfaction of helping the needy

every time you reflect on what you’ve done to help.

Life is enjoying the beauty of the woman you love;

the physical beauty but the inner beauty too.

It is exchanging love, care, trust, support and admiration.

It is believing in each other till the end of your life.

Life is what you make it to be!

You just have to look around.

Go ahead and grab the day.

It’s yours for the making.

— dsaranti, May 16, 2008

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Critiques

Michael Landau

18 years ago

I like your poem!

I like your poem! The language use, imagery, and the theme is good. I agree with everything that you say, except that saying the all these good things about life is life seems kind of strange to me. What I think you really mean is living life to the fullest extent possible. Certainly even people with terrible lives still have a life. Although maybe some people would disagree with that statement. I thimk that your title is vague. You should change it to something like" Truly Living", or "Fully Living" You're not really talking about the power of life. What you are really talking about is the power of a life well lived. I feel that the message of your poem is that life is what you make it. Yes, life can be all these wonderful things that you talk about, but all these things will only come to pass if YOU make them happen. Somehow you need to to put this central message into the title of your poem. What I have said here are just suggestions. You can probably with a better title than what I have suggested. I just wanted to throw a few ideas out there, and see if that would help you to come up with a new title. Sincerely, Michael

dsaranti

18 years ago

I agree

Thank you for your time in sending out these meaningful comments. I have changed the title to"life is what you make it". Thanks again Your friend Dimitri

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