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"THE ROPE OF HOPE" 
"HOPE IS GIVING FLIGHT TO YOUR PLIGHT." DEBBY HARRIS
NEVER GIVE UP HOPE
THAT THINGS WILL GET BETTER
BECAUSE THEY WILL
IN YOUR DARKEST TIMES
HOLD FAST TO" THE ROPE OF HOPE"
DON'T LET GO
SPEAK NOT OF DEFEAT
YOUR BRAIN BELIEVES EVERYTHING YOU TELL IT
SPEAK EVERLASTING HOPE
PRAY OUT LOUD AND PROUD
YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN HEARS EVERY WORD
TRUST IN HIM
NEVER THINK YOU'RE UNWORTHY
OF HAPPINESS AND LOVE AND PEACE OF MIND
YOU ARE WORTHY
HOPE IS A SURVIVORS TOOL
THAT INNER LIGHT THAT REFUSES TO GO OUT
THE FLAME OF LIFE
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
*WHEN I WAS BURIED IN THE GRAVEL PIT AFTER BEING STABBED AND RAPED; I NEVER GAVE UP HOPE THAT I WOULD MAKE IT OUT OF THERE. I WASN'T GOING TO JUST LAY THERE AND DIE. I WAS GOING TO KEEP TRYING UNTIL I GOT MY HANDS FREE ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE GRAVEL OFF MY BODY. I AM ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE UP HOPE ON MYSELF AND GOD. I BELIEVED IT AND THANK GOD...I RECEIVED IT.*
Tags: SUNNY SUNDAY WITH SPIRIT FREE
IS THIS ANY WAY...TO TREAT YOUR MOTHER? 
MOTHER NATURE PROVIDES WELL FOR HER CHILDREN
EVEN WHEN THEY GET LAZY
AND DON'T PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE COULD ALL DO
TO MAKE HER JOB EASIER
ALWAYS PREGNANT TO REPLENISH THE EARTH
SHE'S TIRED AND WORN OUT
THE WATER SHE DRINKS IS POLLUTED
HER SOIL IS LITTERED WITH TRASH AND...
POISONED BY CHEMICALS SEEPING INTO THE GROUND
HER NUTRIENTS ARE BEING DEPLETED
SHE'S RUN DOWN AND WEAK
AS HER CHILD...YOU COULD HELP HER
LISTEN AND YOU CAN HEAR HER SAYING...
"I REALLY COULD USE SOME HELP HERE"
IF THIS ANY WAY...
TO TREAT YOUR MOTHER
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
Tags: SONNETS SATURDAY SOUND
THE CHOICE IS COMPLETELY YOURS... 
HARD TIMES WON'T LAST FOREVER
BUT BITTERNESS CAN
YES...THE WORLD CAN BE CRUEL
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
PEOPLE MAY HAVE HURT YOU ALOT
WHY CARRY THAT PAIN
OUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES OUR ALTITUDE
BUT WAIT...YOU SAY
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I'VE SUFFERED
MY LIFE HAS BEEN SO BAD
YES...YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY
BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A CHOICE
YOU CAN REMAIN BITTER THROUGHOUT LIFE
OR YOU CAN BECOME BETTER
LIFE IS REALLY A CONTACT SPORT
YOU WIN SOME AND LOSE SOME
PAIN AND GRIEF ARE EVER PRESENT
BUT HAPPINESS IS OPTIONAL
YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO BE OPTIMISTIC
OR BE NEGATIVISTIC
BE WISE IN THE PATH YOU CHOOSE
ONE LEADS NOWHERE
THE OTHER PATH LEADS TO FREEDOM
THE CHOICE IS COMPLETELY YOURS
WILL YOU REMAIN BITTER
OR BECOME A BETTER
AND HAPPIER
YOU
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
*YOU CAN LIGHTEN YOUR BURDENS AND SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE. INNER PEACE IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE. TAKE OFF THE NEGATIVE 3 D GLASSES AND LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH A TELESCOPE INSTEAD OF A MICROSCOPE.*
Tags: FRIDAY BYWAYS WITH BARBARA
A FORCE OF NATURE 
AFTER A PICNIC
SHE WENT AND SAT ON THE SWING
HER BELLY FULL
OF HAM, BAKED BEANS AND PIE
REMEMBERING HER YOUTH
SHE DECIDED TO SEE
HOW HIGH THE SWING WOULD GO
NOT A BREEZE
WAS STIRRING ON THIS SPRING DAY
SO SHE PUMPED WITH HER LEGS
TO SWING REAL HIGH
SOON SHE WAS
SWINGING REAL HIGH
LAUGHING WITH SUCH DELIGHT
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
HER TUMMY STARTED CRAMPING
LOOKING AROUND NOT A SOUL WAS IN SIGHT
SHE LIFTED HER LEG
AND RIPPED A GREAT BIG TOOT
THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT
IT TRAVELED DOWN HER PANTYHOSE
AND BLEW HER SHOE OFF
AND CATAPULTED HER OFF HER SWING
SO EMBARRASSED WAS SHE
SHE SAT ON THE GROUND CRYING
UNTIL THE RUMBLE
OF LAUGHTER FILLED HER BODY
AND SHE LAUGHED SO HARD AT HER PREDICAMENT
A LESSON LEARNED
THAT BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY
DON'T EAT BAKED BEANS AND GET ON A SWING
BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUMP YOUR LEGS
YOU ALSO PRIME THE PUMP
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
Tags: SURREAL PICTURE CHALLENGE
THE ONE
WHO HOLDS TOMORROW
HOLDS ME IN HIS MIGHTY HAND
MY FATHER
IN THE HEAVEN'S ABOVE
KNOWS ME INSIDE AND OUT
I WEEP
HE'S THERE IMMEDIATELY
TO CATCH MY TEARS IN HIS PALM
I FEAR
HE COMFORTS ME GENTLY
HE SPEAKS MY FEARS AWAY
I GRIEVE
HE SCOOPS ME UP
AND CRADLES ME LIKE A BABY
I STUMBLE
HE STABILIZES ME
UNTIL I AM STEADY AGAIN
I SIN
HE FORGIVES ME
AND STILL KEEPS ON LOVING ME
I PRAY
EVERYONE COMES TO KNOW
WHAT A GREAT FATHER...GOD IS
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
*WAVING HELLO...BECAUSE I SEE YOU IN HIS OTHER HAND.*
Tags: POEMS FOR MY DADDY
THE HEADY SCENT
OF SPRINGTIME FLOWERS
CALMS HER RESTLESS HEART
THE LONG WINTER
CONFINED HER INSIDE
DREAMING OF FLOWERS BRIGHT
HER WOODLAND FRIENDS
ARE BEGINNING TO EMERGE
FROM THEIR WARM WINTER DENS
THE TINY FAIRIES
SPRINKLE PEARLS IN HER HAIR
ADORNING THE FAIRY QUEEN'S LOCKS
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
Tags: FAIRY POETRY
THE PRICE OF SILENCE 
SILENTLY
SHE CRIES IN THE CLOSET
MOMENTS AGO
SHE SCREAMED FOR HELP
NO ONE CAME
NEIGHBORS
HEAR HER SCREAMS
THEY DON'T
WANT TO GET INVOLVED
THEY KEEP SILENT
FAMILY
MEMBERS KNOW SHE'S ABUSED
BUT THEY
ARE TOO SCARED TO
TAKE A STAND
TEACHERS
SEE THE BRUISES EVERYDAY
THEY ASK
AND SETTLE FOR HER LIES
MAYBE SHE'S CLUMSY
COPS
ARRIVE ON SCENE TOO LATE
THE CORONER
TAKES NOTES OF ALL HER BRUISES
THIS CHILD SUFFERED
DETECTIVES
CANVAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FIND
THE NEIGHBORS
KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON
AND REMAINED SILENT
NOW
THEY BREAK THEIR SILENCE TO
THE COPS
AND TO THE TV REPORTERS
NOT SILENT ANYMORE
NEGLIGENT
AS THE FATHER WHO KILLED HER
THE FAMILY
THAT KNEW BUT REFUSED
TO HELP HER
DEAD
BECAUSE EVERYONE REMAINED SILENT
SHE DIED
A HORRIFIC AND BRUTAL DEATH
BECAUSE OF SILENCE
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
*WHAT HURTS THE CHILD THE MOST; IS NOT SO MUCH THE GUILT OF THE OPPRESSOR; BUT THE SILENCE OF THE BYSTANDER.*
Tags: JUST TUESDAYS~WITH JUST JUDI~
KEEPER OF THE FIREFLIES 
EACH NIGHT
WHEN HIS JOB IS DONE
HE GATHERS FIREFLIES IN HIS JAR
TO LIGHT HIS WAY HOME
HE LIVES
A FAR PIECE FROM TOWN
WHERE NO STREETLIGHTS SHINE
IN THE DARK BLACK NIGHT
ONCE HOME
HE RELEASES THE FIREFLIES FROM HIS JAR
THANKING THEM FOR THEIR LIGHT
TO GUIDE HIM HOME SAFELY
FREE AGAIN
OFF THEY FLY INTO THE NIGHT
LIGHTING UP THEIR BUTTS AS FLASHLIGHTS
TO LIGHT SOMEONE ELSE'S WAY
COPYRIGHT 2011
DEBBY HARRIS
Tags: SURREAL PICTURE CHALLENGE
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