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Subject: Hourglass

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JulPisacane

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Date Posted: 17:31:32 06/06/09 Sat

Hourglass

A precise instrument
Purposed to display
A quiet sand shower
As a keeper of time
Unveiling the passing
moments of each day.

Silent sand clock will spill
And in the bottom gently fill
With grains of precious sand
Announcing the hour at hand.

The top glass may seem empty
Yet with a different point of view
We can look again and see
How that's not exactly true.

The empty part holds
Something there
Essential for life�
A small bit of air.

Half empty, half full
Divided �yet complete
Precious sands
Travel together
Through a
Narrow passage
Designed to
Steady the pace
Of time
With courage and grace .

The hourglass
Serves as a reminder
To us all
Of minutes past
Not meant to return �
As not everything
Was created to last.

Half empty, half full
Two parts visible
Helping us to see
That ,which cannot be undone
And yet what the near future
Could hopefully still be.

Precious grains of sand
United in life's race
Sometimes full
With plenty
Sometimes on the bare side
And empty
Yet always cared for and precious
Under the eyes of God.

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[> Subject: Profound and awesome Julie
Author: Hillbilly [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:27:45 06/06/09 Sat Is this your poem. I see you did not identify it as yours as you normally do. Whether it is or isn't I thoroughly enjoyed it. God bless

[> [> Subject: Oops
Author: JulPisacane [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:48:20 06/06/09 Sat I forgot to place my name at the bottom. Yes - I wrote that today- glad you liked it, HB. God bless you always, Julie

[> Subject: As a busy young lady with

Author:
dori
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Date Posted: 08:03:30 06/07/09 Sun

no time to spare, it is not surprising that an hourglass would come to mind as subject matter for your latest creation. I hope you will soon have a little more time to drop in here with your friends and devoted fans. I, myself, have lost interest in most of the forums. It seems they were dominated by a handful of very negative people and when I spoke out against them, I was attacked and ridiculed. I spend a lot of time with my new friends at the Puppy Cam forum where I have been asked to help moderate. There's little to moderate, though, because most of us have gravitated to the place due to a love of animals and there is little talk of politics there and a respect for the feelings and opinions of others, missing in so many forums.
I look in here daily, but sometimes am not led to respond. I'm happy when I look in and see the newest study from Hillbilly, or any articles from Connie, or one of your beautiful poems. Thank you for blessing this room, Julie. I have missed you.
xo

[> [> Subject: Dori
Author: JulPisacane [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:26:13 06/07/09 Sun I understand all you say regarding the forum negativity and attacks. I try to get here ...life does get busy. I am reading HB's last Daniel study and studying it myself. I come here - a bit quiet like you , but always glad and never regret reading what everyone else here contributes. Love and ((((( Super Hugs ))))), Julie

[> [> [> Subject: I sure enjoyed that super hug... grin
Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:12:13 06/07/09 Sun And I am enjoying HB's study on Daniel very much, too. Lot's of things I never noticed before seem to be highlighted in it. I'm sorry to admit I don't think I've ever read the book of Daniel, so it is all fresh insight for me. Glad to know you are lurking like me--and like Bammy and Connie and Marge and Kristy... grin HUGE HUGGGGGGGG back atcha!

[> Subject: Julie
Author: Connie [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:50:31 06/07/09 Sun What an amazing poem. Well not really amazing considering the talent you have for taking something relatively insignificant and creating a beautiful poem about it. I loved this one about the hourglass and the sand. So astute.

[> [> Subject:

Connie

Author:

JulPisacane
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Date Posted: 12:57:57 06/07/09 Sun

I had noticed an online writing challenge at one
of my writing sites and the new challenge was centered around the words empty and full- the hourglass came into my mind and the poem formed.

( I don't really enter into the challenges like everyone else does- just peak at what the challenge is and go my own way with it. )

So glad you enjoyed it , Connie.

Sending love and blessings your way ,

Julie

[> Subject: I enjoyed your poem, Julie
Author: Marge [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:09:00 06/07/09 Sun very much. It gets one to thinking of how fragile and limited and changable our time is here on earth and yet an eternity also awaits. Poetry like all art helps us get into ourselves and see what is there. It helps us explore our feelings. I appreciate your words, Julie. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. :-)

[> [> Subject: By the way
Author: Marge [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:10:46 06/07/09 Sun {{{Hugs}}} all around. :-)

[> [> [> Subject: (((( Marge )))

Author:

JulPisacane
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Date Posted: 17:34:33 06/07/09 Sun

((( Hugs back to you ! )))

Hope you have had a nice week-end. We had a warm day here and I got to do some gardening .

Thanks for reading and sharing your comments on the poem.

And true what you say about poetry:

"Poetry like all art helps us get into ourselves and see what is there"

Yes, indeed.

So good to see you here again .

Love and blessings,

Julie

[> [> [> [> Subject: Hey Julie
Author: Marge [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:00:17 06/08/09 Mon I do stop by most days. I'm just the quiet girl at the back of the room. Yes, had a very good weekend. Had a bbq and Bible study. Whacked a lot of weeds in my jungle. Have about a million and a half left to whack. :-D

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: All the rain
Author: JulPisacane [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:40:14 06/08/09 Mon by us raised us up a weed jungle too !!! I just ended a Bible study with some old friends of mine. BBQ's are great . Love this time of year. God bless and ((((( HUGS )))), Julie