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February 14, 2012
By beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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True success measures
how high you bounce back after
hitting rock bottom.

© Rebekah K., Parkesburg, PA

The author's comments:
It was one line from my other poem, Artist's Block: "At my lowest point..." And I was thinking, if you are at the lowest point, then you have nothing left to lose and the only way to go is up!
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2014 at 12:41 pm
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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This is just WOW.  I love this. I mean I have written so much about getting back up and hope and life lessons and all that crap but this just makes ALL of it look like nothing and THREE lines. WOW. All human sensibilty put in one Haiku :D I think this Haiku is even better than that other one. Enough said I guess.
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 24 2013 at 6:52 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks!!! That´s the best compliment I´ve gotten in a while.
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 24 2013 at 6:51 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks for reading!
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 17 2013 at 10:30 am
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
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&quot;Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light&quot; --Dylan Thomas

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I forgot to say that i gave this 5/5 stars and added it to my favorites. This is the best haiku that i have ever read on teenink. :) keep up the amazing work
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 17 2013 at 10:03 am
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
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Amazing this is truly wonderful and inspirational, thank you. Keep rockin
Mckay ELITE said...
on Mar. 14 2013 at 5:55 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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It reminds me of Emily Dickson's "Success". 
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on May. 28 2012 at 9:12 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks for reading
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD said...
on May. 4 2012 at 2:07 pm
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD, Hampton, South Carolina
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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This captures a lot of ideas in just a few words =) I really enjoyed reading it
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 17 2012 at 6:01 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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No I didn't plagarize. The idea from this haiku came from a line in my other poem "Artist's Block."
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 9:48 pm
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM, Manila, Other
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&lrm;&quot;I&rsquo;m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don&rsquo;t have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world: I run my world.&quot; - Beyonc&eacute;

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I think I heard this as a quote before and you just scrambled and changed some words. I searched and I saw it's from George Patton. I'm not just so sure... 
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 14 2012 at 1:17 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thank you! Please feel free to comment on my other work, I look forward to yours as well!
gb12197 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 14 2012 at 12:41 pm
gb12197 PLATINUM, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
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&quot;next time you feel like a failure, think about how you are alive, and you have the opportunity to be successful.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;i don&#039;t have an attitude, i have a personality you can&#039;t handle&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;i am weird&quot;

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this is perfect, you have a really great way of putting things so positive and motivational. i love how you manage to describe things and have so much emotion and meaning in such few words. i look forward to reading more of your work, from what i can tell so far you are a amazing poet. great job :)

 

JoPepper PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 13 2012 at 9:03 pm
JoPepper PLATINUM, Annandale, Virginia
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&quot;Freedom is the ability to not care what the other person thinks.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all those who wander are lost&quot; --JRR Tolkien<br /> <br /> &quot;When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.&quot; --Jose&#039; Bergamin

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I love inspirational stuff! Don't stop writing! (That's imperiative)
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 12:22 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Yeah! I was feeling a bit down that day, so I wanted to write an inspirational poem.
JoPepper PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 12:14 pm
JoPepper PLATINUM, Annandale, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Freedom is the ability to not care what the other person thinks.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all those who wander are lost&quot; --JRR Tolkien<br /> <br /> &quot;When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.&quot; --Jose&#039; Bergamin

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Thats exactly true!  if you've hit rock bottom and you were able to come back up and succeed it makes you stronger! 
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 6:12 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks for reading it~
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 6:12 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks softballbabe2014!
butterfly123 said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 1:53 am
butterfly123, Banglore, Other
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wow! this pretty good! great work and keep writing! XD
softballbabe2014 SILVER said...
on Apr. 7 2012 at 9:15 pm
softballbabe2014 SILVER, Wimberley, Texas
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&quot;Smile now, Cry later.&quot; &quot;everything happens for a reason&quot;

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Great job darling!
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 17 2012 at 1:00 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
35 articles 0 photos 1398 comments

Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thanks! I was trying to come up with an inspirational poem.