What if I fall?
What if I fail?
Will I bounce back
then later prevail?
Try as I might
in my own power
failure is all I find
Yet I have faith,
hopeful reliance on a power
much greater than mine
I will fly
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It’s Quadrille Monday at dVerse Poets Pub again. De wants us to write a 44-word poem that includes her word for the year: bounce. I decided to also include my word for the year: reliance. Head on over and read how other poets are bouncing around in 44-words.
SO MUCH POSITIVITY. A wonderful message in your poem.. I wrote a poem on HOPES and BELIEFS. Would you please give it a read? It would mean loads to me. 🙂 🙂
https://yourlifeyourchoicesyourways.wordpress.com/2018/02/24/the-lights/#more-175
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Wonderful message.
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Thanks.
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Nice😊
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Hopeful and comforting, Linda. I think we all worry about falling and we all want to fly.
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I like to believe we all have wings and the ability to fly.
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I agree, but I don’t believe we are designed to fly alone.
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A poem filled with hope. Love that sign.
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I like the hopeful message in this piece. Well done.
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Thanks.
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Failure is all we can expect if it is all left up to us.
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So true.
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Yes we most definitely shall fly ❤️ Love this ☺️
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Thank God we have someone to turn to, to lift us up! Just a breath away. No, within.
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Yes, we will fly! Love this
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Perhaps “I Will Fly” should be in caps for emphasis in this hopeful poem. Well said!
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I’m not an all-caps kinda gal, but I agree with the sentiment.
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Lovely hopeful words to lift the spirit!
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Thanks!
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Yes! Very good!!
Dwight
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A modern reminder of spiritual truth.
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If I’m going to fall, I’d like to have a go at flying first 🙂
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I had a cup — a coffee cup — when I was in the military. It had a cartoon puppy facing out and behind him a large pair of front paws. It said, “I’m not much, but my dad can take you!” It was a subtle reminder….
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I love it!
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I dunno, Linda, that photo at the top of your blog tells me that you’ve already done the flying thing! Tee Hee! Seriously, my breathing became easier as I read these lines. Thank you for that.
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True! Reminds me of a line in a Chris Stapleton song: “Falling feels like flying till you hit the ground.” Thankful for God’s parachute to soften the landing.
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Cool write, Linda! Ride the dragon! 🙂
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I love your faith and how it does lift you up. Fly girl, fky!
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Very powerful Linda, I love how your faith will let you fly xxx
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“Fly” you must, little one!
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I think that we will never fly if we have a fear of falling… love it.
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This is so powerful, and so true for me, too:
“Yet I have faith,
hopeful reliance on a power
much greater than mine”
I LOVE that sign, in your photo. And your words. Wonderful.
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The sign in the photo is from a Casting Crowns concert, a lyric from one of their songs called “What If I Gave Everything.”
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