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yes it is a sad world we live in, I cried as they had that ceremony for those that were killed in the embassy. 
posted by
Lanetay
on September 15, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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TAPS
"There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness." (Lady Blessington) So, I pray simply for your happiness luv.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 15, 2012 at 8:21 AM
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You're right, of course. We do need some sadness in our life, as long as it doesn't become the constant thing. Lovely poems.
posted by
adnohr
on September 15, 2012 at 1:32 AM
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I love to be sad and love sadness . It keeps me going .
posted by
afzal50
on September 14, 2012 at 8:30 PM
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Embrace it. Weep, and then let it go.
What the prophet said: Joy and sorrow are brothers. When one is sitting at your table, the other is sleeping in your bed.Kalil Gibran...
posted by
Pat_B
on September 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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Praying and giving are best for such times. Only a strange one could be happy about these incidents. Fun diversions help when the mood lightens enough to do something else. Then there is more to give when something else hits.
posted by
mariss9
on September 14, 2012 at 4:48 PM
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I spent most of life in the exact opposite, so now I must work extra hard. In the last twenty years I have spent helping the disabled, and so far over 400 dollars to food bank for aluminum cans left in my containers. Be blessed my friend, I have changed since I was young and foolish.
posted by
UtahJay
on September 14, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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Re: Ciel
With enough affirming flames
a difference could be made.
Thank you.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 14, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies
Yet dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light flash out
Wherever the Just exchange their messages.
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair
Show an affirming flame.
Now and then, when the pain of the world gets to me, I try to remember these words of Auden.
posted by
Ciel
on September 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM
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A sweet little poem Taps I hope it never happens of course. One would have to be deaf and immune to suffering, to escape the awful condition of the world today. I suppose it has always been the same, but those who were not aware were not subject to reality when we just learned of incidents from newspapers.
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posted by
C_C_T
on September 14, 2012 at 11:13 AM
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