NOW...TELL ME HONESTLY....

DOES THIS CHAIR MAKE MY ARSE LOOK FAT?

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"LIFE HAS NO BLESSING LIKE A LOVING FRIEND."
EURIPIDES

FRIENDS ARE THE FLOWERS IN THE GARDEN OF OUR LIVES.

I AM VERY BLESSED TO HAVE Y'ALL AS MY FRIENDS.

DEBBY

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WE CAN'T STOP THE TIDES OF LIFE...
FOR THEY EBB AND FLOW AS PREORDAINED
BUT WE CAN ADJUST OUR SAILS

WE CAN'T STOP THE SUN FROM SHINING...
WHEN IT'S GLOOMY IN OUR WORLD
BUT WE CAN CLOSE OUR SHADES

WE CAN'T STOP THE SUN FROM SETTING...
WHEN WE'RE AFRAID OF THE DARK
BUT WE CAN TURN ON A LIGHT

WE CAN'T STOP PEOPLE FROM HURTING US...
WHEN WE LOVE THEM SO DEEPLY
BUT WE CAN LET GO OF THE PAIN

WE CAN'T STOP THE HANDS OF TIME...
WHEN WE'RE LOST IN YESTERDAY
BUT WE CAN ENJOY THE MINUTES OF TODAY

WE CAN'T STOP THE WINDS THAT BLOW...
WHEN WE'RE NOT WILLING TO BEND
BUT WE CAN BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE

WE CAN'T STOP THE RAIN THAT FALLS...
WHEN WE'RE WALKING THE ROAD OF LIFE
BUT WE CAN CARRY AN UMBRELLA

WE CAN'T CHANGE A THING ABOUT THE PAST...
FOR WHAT IS DONE...IS DONE
BUT WE CAN EMBRACE OUR FUTURE

COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS

Tags: POETRY FOR EMPOWERMENT

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IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT TEXAS WANT'S TO BAN PIT BULLS.  NOW, I HAVE TO ADMIT;  I USED TO BE SCARED TO DEATH OF THEM BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY THEY RECEIVE.  HOWEVER;  I WATCH CESAR MILAN'S "DOG WHISPERER" AND HIS PIT BULL "DADDY" WAS ADORABLE.  "DADDY" DIED AND NOW HE HAS JUNIOR.  "DADDY" WAS SO WELL ADJUSTED AND CALM.  HE WAS LOVING AND RESPECTFUL TO ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.  THAT CHANGED MY MINDSET.  I FOUND OUT THAT PIT BULLS ARE LOYAL TO THEIR OWNERS AND FAMILIES.  THEY ARE PLAYFUL AND LOVABLE AND GOOD WITH KIDS. 


A RESPONSIBLE OWNER DOES NOT TEACH THEM TO GO AFTER OTHER DOGS.  THEY DON'T TEACH THEM TO BE AGRESSIVE TO PEOPLE.  WHEN SOMEONE TRAINS THEIR DOG TO BE A FIGHTER, IT'S THEIR FAULT WHEN THE DOG ATTACKS.  THE DOG IS JUST OBEYING WHAT IT WAS TAUGHT TO DO.  THEN THE POOR DOG GET'S PICKED UP AND TAKEN AWAY FROM THEIR HOME.  THE DOG DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE DID WRONG.  HE WAS BEING A GOOD DOG AND OBEYING HIS MASTER.


THERE ARE DOGS THAT ARE AGRESSIVE NO MATTER HOW LOVING THEY WERE TREATED.  THERE ARE MEAN DOGS IN EVERY BREED.  LOOK AT THE CHIHUAHA.  THEY'RE LITTLE AND CAN BE VICIOUS.  BUT, BECAUSE THEY'RE TINY AND CUTE;  THAT'S OK?  I DON'T THINK BANNING PIT BULLS WILL STOP VIOLENT PEOPLE FROM TRAINING A DIFFERENT BREEDTO BE AGRESSIVE.  THEY'LL JUST GET DOBERMANS OR ROTTWEILERS OR ANOTHER DOG, AND TEACH THEM THE SAME THINGS IF PIT BULLS ARE OUTLAWED.


THIS IS STRICTLY MY OPINION.  DON'T BLAME THE BREED...BLAME THE OWNER.  SO MANY LOVING AND GOOD DOGS WILL BE KILLED IN A PIT BULL HOLOCAUST IF THIS PASSES IN TEXAS.  HOW CAN THAT BE JUSTIFIED?


DEBBY

Tags: ANIMAL RIGHTS

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I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THE SAME PAGE AS YOU
SEEING EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE
WITH SUCH A NARROW MINDED VIEW
YOUR DREAMS NEVER TAKE FLIGHT

WHAT HAVE YOU WITHOUT IMAGINATION
BUT A VERY DULL AND BORING EXISTENCE
DON'T BOX YOURSELF IN WITH LIMITATIONS
HIDING BEHIND AN INVISIBLE FENCE

EXPLORE YOUR DREAMS AND BE CREATIVE
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN VIVID TECHNICOLOR
LEARN TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN
THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE TO EXPLORE

DON'T BE AFRAID TO DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
GIVE YOUR IMAGINATION WINGS AND SOAR
POLISH THE SHINE ON YOUR VERY OWN STAR
COLOR YOUR WORLD WITH YOUR OWN DECOR

COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS

Tags: SONNETS SATURDAY SOUND

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LOL...SORRY IF IT OFFENDS ANYONE. 

DEBBY

Tags: FUNNIES

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AFTER A LONG WINTERS NAP
NATURE BEGINS TO UNWRAP
THE BEAUTY THAT WAS SLUMBERING
WHILE WAITING FOR THE SPRING

COLORS BURST FORTH IN AN EXPLOSION
IT'S BEAUTY CANNOT BE OUTDONE
THE EARTH IS GOD'S CANVAS
HIS ARTWORK IS FIRST CLASS

THE FORSYTHIAS A VIBRANT YELLOW
DISPLAY QUITE A COLORFUL SHOW
CROCUSES PEEK THEIR LITTLE HEADS OUT
THEIR BLOOMS ARE BEGINNING TO SPROUT

THE FLOWERING PEAR AND CRABAPPLE TREES
ABUNDANT BLOOMS SWAY IN THE BREEZE
DAFFODIL CUPS GATHER THE DEW
REFLECTING THE SUN IN A PANORAMIC VIEW

ROBINS RETURN AND GRACE US WITH SONG
A VERY SURE SIGN THAT WINTER IS GONE
NATURE IS AWAKENING AND BEGINNING ANEW
SPRINGS ARRIVAL IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON CUE

THE WINTER BLANKET OF WHITE TIS' STORED AWAY
AND A MORE COLORFUL ONE CHOSEN FOR DISPLAY
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE BEAUTY OF SPRING
THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING

COPYRIGHT 2008
DEBBY HARRIS

Tags: FRIDAY BYWAYS WITH BARBARA

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ONCE HE WAS FLESH AND BLOOD
HIS HEART WAS FULL OF LOVE
ALWAYS HELPING EVERYONE
WHEREVER THERE WAS NEED

HE DID IT FOR THE SMILES
OF THOSE WHO WERE GRATEFUL
TO KNOW HE MADE A DIFFERENCE
MEANT THE WORLD TO HIM

YEARS PASSED BY AND HE TIRED
OF BEING TAKEN FOR GRANTED
MORE PEOPLE BECAME DEMANDING
AND ALOT LESS THANKFUL

ALWAYS EXPECTING A HANDOUT
NEVER HELPING THEMSELVES
HIS HEART BECAME A HANDICAP
TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF

IT BECAME TOO HARD TO DISCERN
WHO WAS LYING AND WHO WAS NOT
HIS HEART WAS JUST TOO SOFT
TO TURN ANYONE AWAY

ONE DAY HE WAS SUMMONED
TO A HOME JUST OUT OF TOWN
THEY SAID IT WAS AN EMERGENCY
SO HE RUSHED AS FAST AS HE WAS ABLE

HE KNOCKED AND WAS INVITED IN
AS HE STEPPED INTO THE FOYER
HE WAS JUMPED BY FIVE MEN
BEATEN BLOODY AND ROBBED

HIS WINGS TORN AND TATTERED
HE LIMPED INTO TOWN HOURS LATER
AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE DOCTOR
WAS CLEANED UP AND STITCHED UP

SITTING IN THE DARK LATER THAT NIGHT
A TRANSFORMATION TOOK PLACE
INSTEAD OF LETTING HIS TEARS FALL
HE HELD EVERYTHING INSIDE

THE ANGER AND THE HUMILIATION
SIMMERED THROUGH THE NIGHT
HIS HEART BEGAN TO HARDEN
BY MORNING HE HAD TURNED TO STONE

COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS

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FAITH...CANNOT BE SEEN
YOU CAN'T HOLD IT IN YOUR HAND
FOR IT IS THE BOND BETWEEN
THE LORD THY GOD AND MAN

FAITH...IS ROOTED DEEP
IN THE SOIL OF OUR HEART
WHAT WE SOW WE SHALL REAP
BE SURE TO PLANT SMART

FAITH...IS THE ETERNAL SPRING
FROM WHICH LOVE ABUNDANTLY FLOWS
FROM THE CROSS OF MY KING
WHERE LOVE CONTINUOSLY GROWS

FAITH...IS A PEACEFUL STATE OF MIND
KNOWING THAT ALL IS IN GOD'S HANDS
NOT ALLOWING THE ENEMY TO UNDERMINE
THE WORD GIVEN BY GOD'S COMMAND

FAITH...IS BELIEVING WHAT THE EYE CANNOT SEE
IT'S BLIND TRUST BETWEEN GOD AND MANKIND
MY HEART IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THEE
I KNOW YOU WILL NOT LEAVE ME BEHIND

FAITH...IS THE SEED FROM WHENCE TRUST GROWS
IT NUTURES THE HEART LEARNING TO LOVE AGAIN
LIKE A PRECIOUS AND NEWLY BUDDED ROSE
DARING TO BLOOM AGAIN

COPYRIGHT 2008
DEBBY HARRIS

* SOME HAVE SAID, "DEBBY, HOW CAN YOU HAVE FAITH WHEN YOU HAVE WENT THROUGH SO MUCH?  WHERE WAS GOD THEN?  ISN'T HE DERELECT OF HIS DUTIES BY NOT PROTECTING YOU?"

MY ANSWER IS THIS:  "I CANNOT BLAME GOD FOR WHAT MANKIND HAS DONE TO ME.  FREE WILL ALLOWS MANKIND TO DO WHAT THEY WILL.  THROUGH ALL OF THE ABUSE I'VE SUFFERED AND EVERY HEARTACHE;  HE'S NEVER LEFT MY SIDE.  I AM WHO I AM, IN SPITE OF MY PAST.  I'VE LEARNED PERSEVERANCE AND I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT EVERY STUMBLING BLOCK I COME UPON;  IS BUT A STEPPING STONE TO VICTORY!!!"

Tags: POEMS OF FAITH

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