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August 28th 2008 00:04
Happy The Man
by John Dryden
by John Dryden
John Dryden (1631-1700)
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call today his own:
He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Be fair or foul or rain or shine
The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine.
Not Heaven itself upon the past has power,
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
Review in Poem by Dexter
The clichés are many,
Carpe Diem, Seize the day,
Live each sunrise as if it were your last,
Make the most of life, it is finite.
There is truth in cliché,
Wisdom in some recycled motto.
To exist without purpose, is to not exist at all,
The list goes on, the point the same.
Harder to do than to say,
Awakening each morning with drive.
Motivated to achieve subjective dreams,
Aspiring to harbour and nurture the impossible.
When challenges, obstacles and tragedy confront,
Acknowledge pain, but do not let it dictate nirvana.
Every breath is treasured, every defeat processed,
Only then can I and you obtain that which is most desired.
Peace of Mind!
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