Have I Lived
Have I lived?
Did I dispense love freely?
Were moments of joy cherished –
moments of sorrow embraced?
Have I been a true friend?
Were strengths used, maximized –
weaknesses improved, reduced?
Have I given of myself?
Have I served only myself
or have I helped those in need?
Did I fulfill a purpose?
Were days simply calendar marks
or has my time been spent to leave a mark?
On a day when, in honesty,
I can affirm the better of this
then I can be sure that
I have lived.
Posted on November 12, 2014, in Poetry and tagged DoubleU, Have I Lived, John White, Poetry. Bookmark the permalink. 28 Comments.
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Beautiful!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent,gives one alot to think over, all we can do is live in the present,and try to fill each day with something good we can leave behind.I know i don’t want all my footprints following a path that my grandaughter would be ashamed of. I love poetry,yours is very good.
Thank you very much! We can only live our lives to the fullest and leave behind memories for others and try to make our mark while we’re here. Great to meet you!
Such a pleasure meeting you,how long have you been a poet? I have my first piece written at age 9,about the animals way of talking to each other,(never was a barbie girl). Cannot wait to read more of your art. Happy fall Cheri
I’ve written for years mostly off and on since I was in my twenties and thirties but I decided to put much more time and effort into it over the last 3 to 4 years. It’s great to see kids writing and attempting to express themselves in new ways. The positive effect always shows later in life. I look forward to reading more of your work too! Thanks, Cheri!
Love it! Thanks for the follow.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
http://www.felixdennis.com/poetry/
Hi John,
Just found the Felix Dennis poetry site this evening. You ought to read some of his output. Regards,
Howard.
Thank you. I’ll give it a read. Nice to meet you.
I really enjoyed reading this! Good questions to ask oneself 🙂
Thank you very much for visiting and for the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
What worthwhile reflection..! Thank you. 🙂
Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked it.
You write from the heart! I love the way you contemplate and express yourself.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
Beautiful lines of heart, these♥
Thank you for dropping by my site with your warmth and for following, too.
Do take care and keep writing 🙂
Thank you very much for visiting and for your comment! It’s great to meet you.
Tough thoughts I too mull over daily. Lovely poem of this type of contemplation! And I think, given your blog, the answer to many are yes.
Given the relative short lives we lead, if we spend as much time as possible helping others and giving of ourselves, then we have all lived. Thank you for the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Verse that also serves as a good daily litany to remind us to think outside of ourselves!
Thanks for coming by my blog to introduce yourself. I’ll enjoy getting to know you and your work better now that I’m here.
Cheers,
Kathryn
Thank you, Kathryn! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s great to have you stop by and take a look around. Great to meet you!
Reblogged this on Gail's Blog and commented:
If we all thought like this, the world would be a better place to live.
Thank you so much, Gail! I’m glad you enjoyed it and reblogged it.
Reblogged this on Gail’s Blog. Thanks for following!
Thank you for following and for visiting!
John, I’d be very happy to repost this poem in my “Guestbook” column in KPKworld. I have over 800 followers I’d like to share it with…
That would be fantastic. Thank you so much!