Those who ever seek to see
will never bring their thoughts to be.
Those who always claim the highest peak
but never give their lives to seek,
will never live beyond the meek.
Those who always strain to hear
but never lend an open ear,
will disappear, unable to persevere.
Those who swim within a sea of dreams
but never bathe within reality’s streams,
will never feel the sunlight’s beams.
Those who will forever wait
and always fear a change of state,
will always bear eternal weight.
Those who always wear a thorny crown,
but never seek to break the frown,
will drown, in their own renown.
And those who always smile, never life beguile,
will be happy, if only for a little while.
The Waking Den 
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Those who always claim the highest peak
but never give their lives to seek,
will never live beyond the meek.
love the lines…
very admirable job in covering all layers of life perspectives..
Thanks for the support.
Happy Thursday!
🙂
I love the flow, it’s amazing. (:
Check out my submission?
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Fantastic flow and a very wise poem indeed!
Love the way each verse rhymes. Great job.
Wonderful rhyming and meter. I enjoyed it.
Victoria
Loved the rhyme totally…
Rhyming Waters
–Someone Is Special–
nice one 🙂
a diverse topic with diverse use of words 🙂
I vote for the little while. It makes it all worth it.
Great use of repetition with the word “those.” Great movement within the poem. I love the point your poem is making as well.
oh the rhymes…i’ve forgotten how to use them.
good job. =]
i like it most when sea of dreams and
reality’s streams have a good balance in my life…too many reality streams kill me – and too many sea of dreams as well…
cool to hear you’re taking pictures as well – i would love to start one day – but since then i take pics with my iPhone – you can do some pretty cool things with this as well..
btw – i sent the e-mail to the correct address – maybe it ended up in you spamfilter…
Oh I know well the power and the majesty of the i-phone. And I am jealous! And yes, I have found your e-mail now by the way. It was indeed hidden away in my spam folder, though I don’t for the life of me know why google would mark it as spam. Wonderful piece, both before, in transition, and after! You’ve such talent, Claudia. 🙂
May I print this to put on my wall as both reminder and inspiration?
I understand if you say no.
The rhyming is stunning!
Happy rally!
Of course you can! I’d be honored. Glad you liked it so 🙂 And a happy rally to you as well Annie!
Your words ring so true, in every respect. So much wisdom, and so profound. Great poem! Very glad to read it.
hey!
nice poem. i liked the offbeat rhythm.
and wonderful thoughts, too…
how is everything?
please return favors to those who are here…
Happy Tuesday!
I valued your contribution and supportive attitude.
A very well put together poem.
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You have a brilliant perspective Chris. And quite possibly an entrepreneurial adventure taking side that makes your spirit shine!