POEM: The Valley of 'No More!"

I saw one of Guy Finley’s videos today and really liked it… reminded me of this poem I once wrote some years ago when my second son left home for a while.  He was the heart and soul of our home... lively, helpful, and always making everyone laugh, so when he left, I thought I’d die of sadness.  But it turns out all went well and life continued for both of us and he’s living close by now with his lovely wife and three of my six grandchildren.  He still makes me laugh and I still see him often.  I think Guy's video is a really important one and so I just wanted to share it. 

THE VALLEY OF ‘NO MORE!’
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I am standing on the edge of a cliff watching the scene below,
There’s a pain within my heart, begging me to go!
The scene below seems so beautiful; it stretches far and wide,
Just one gust of wind could push me over, to succumb to this longed for side!
Behind me is a rugged place, desolate and jagged,
Bare rocks cover all the ground, and the sight makes my soul feel haggard!
The beautiful place below me is tempting to be sure,
A place to let go of all my sorrows, in the forest of ‘NO MORE’!
But the rugged place behind me is the better way to go,
For the promise of tomorrow’s there and somewhere is will grow,
If I bravely choose the difficult way and turn myself around,
I know that there’ll be treasures there, just waiting to be found.
They’re under the jagged rocks and over hills and seas,
Everyone’s worth finding, as each will uplift and please.
I guess my hearts just so heavy now, for a gust of wind to move,
So I think I will choose the hard way, to find the gifts that sooth.
I know it won’t be easy, for the climb will be steep and sore,
But I’d rather choose the hard way, than the valley of ‘NO MORE’!

(26th April 2001)

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