The Years Behind

The Years Behind

A Poem by Rita L. Sev
"

What I've learned so far

"

The years behind have shared the secret

of getting up

after a fall

 

They’ve gifted love and laughter,

found the humor

in it all

 

The years have brought my share of loss

and figured

friend from foe

 

And taught the delicate balance

of holding on

and letting go

© 2013 Rita L. Sev


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Wow, you're smarter than the average bear, can you teach me how to do that?! Great write with a wonderful message in there but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to....

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Learned it the hard way, Frieda, and after a lot of years of holding on to certain things, people an.. read more
Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet, that's why I'm always President of the I Never Learn Clu.. read more
very well written,,to know when to let go is wise.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Thank you, Carol!
I love this write . Wonderful...:)

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Thank you, Sami! Appreciate your kind comments!
Sami Khalil

11 Years Ago

My pleasure...:)
We do learn from our mistakes, or at least should... but life is a never ending lesson.

A delightfully profound read.


Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Yes, it is! Thanks, Dale!
The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)

11 Years Ago

My pleasure.
wow, this is great...there is such a delicate balance---over all the years i have been around, i have often found this true...we live, we love, we learn...and sometimes we learn the lessons well and sometimes we don't learn them well or we forget them and need to be reminded.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Absolutely! The most important lessons, I have found, are really so simple - but we complicate them.. read more
Beautiful words with so much to learn within them. Learning to hold onto things and when to let them go is a tricky thing to master. A lot of people, myself included, are still grasping at the concept.

Thank you for sharing.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

I think it's a lifelong lesson, but I am certainly better at it now than I was in my youth. Thank y.. read more
Such true words, beautiful spoken.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Rita L. Sev

11 Years Ago

Thank you!

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Tags: Life, Lessons, Letting go

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Rita L. Sev
Rita L. Sev

Philadelphia, PA



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