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I thought this poem was perfect for this Friday and as we go into the weekend!
Michael

 

By  Dee Ann E.L. Horvath

 

Another rainy morning
Probably another rainy day
So I will think I will just stay there and lay
Letting my mind turn to Jell-O
Feeling oh so mellow
Warm blankets over my head
Pillows everywhere on the bed
Dare I look at the clock?
I could go into shock
How long has it been since
I enjoyed myself like this?
Forgetting all my troubles
All the wants and demands
I feel so wicked
Indulging this laziness
Years ago I took this hobby for granted
But as time went by I changed my frame of mind
To thinking it was such a waste
A waste of time, energy, and space
But there is a time and a place
And today in my case
My bed is my special place

 

By Dee Ann E.L. Horvath
Ambereye3@aol.com

 

Send Dee Ann an email and let her know what you thought of her poem!

 

A little bit about Dee Ann:

I am married 25 yrs to my high school sweetheart and have three girls. We reside in Illinois. I have always been a creative and artistic individual who loves to write.  I love life and meeting people. To me every person is a novel waiting to be read, some are better than others are but there is always something to be learned. In the last year or so I have taken up poetry. It helps me to sort out my thoughts. I find it is an excellent outlet for stress and best of all it leaves a lasting impression. Now I have started writing short stories about things that made me who I am today.
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Thought For The Day:

 

"Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other can do."
(Channing)

 

Verse for the Day:

 

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:10

 

Kid's Thought For The Day:

 

"No one does much living in the living room."

 

Parent's Thought For The Day

 

"Birthday parties are a lot like childbirth. After both events you solemnly swear you'll never make that mistake again."
(Linda Fiterman)

 

Coach's Thought For The Day

 

"As a man thinketh so is he."

 

Deep Thought For The Day:

 

"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

 

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/_/\/\    MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\  /    THUNDER27@aol.com  
/_/  \    "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \   Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body I live for the Son
   \_\/   of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."  Galatians 2:20 

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