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Ulrike Gerbig (11th of march,19´61 / frankfurt am main)
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My name is Ulrike Gerbig and I live in Germany as a woman, mum, daughter, teacher, mediator, friend, lover and poet. Being a person who likes to g .. more >>
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A 100 things to do before we die

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  Deep in our selves
There is this list
Of all the things
We so far missed
The things we never dared to try
A 100 things to do before we die

On it we find the things not done
All the lost chances
All the fun
Denied avoided and passed by
A 100 things to do before we die

Exotic places far away
We’ll visit them some other day
When there is money
We will fly
A 100 things to do before we die

The face we see in a big crowd
The voice which calls us clear and loud
Another day we will reply
A 100 things to do before we die

The call postponed or never made
The night we left but wish we stayed
The tears we sometimes wish to cry
A 100 things to do before we die

Encounters left in hurried haste
Words still unsaid
Warmth gone to waste
Love taken
Like a passer-by
A 100 things to do before we die

One day we’ll finally make a start
One day we’ll answer our heart
Collect the kiss
Which ratio did deny
A 100 things to do before we die

One day we’ll speak the truth aloud
Unmask ourselves in a big crowd
Never mind the public eye
A 100 things to do before we die

One day we’ll cease to be polite
Will stop to fear another’s spite
And finally refuse to lie
A 100 things to do before we die

The day will come when finally
We’ll read the list
Which makes us see
All the things which we have missed
What could have been if we’d been free

One day we’ll read that secret list
Of all the things we so far missed
The Gods may grant time to apply
The 100 things to do before we die

24th of March,2008

Ulrike Gerbig


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  Karissa Harbuck  (1/8/2009 1:17:00 PM)

As a young person, this poem- meant to illustrate regret- drew inspiration for me.
It is a beautifully written contemplative piece.
Again, as a teenager, it touched me. Gave me almost a spark of hope.
Made me think that maybe I can change that hopeless anguish and reduce my personal list.

You seem like an exquisite person and you are a wonderous poet.
I can only aspire to write as divinely as yourself.
  Sulaiman Mohd Yusof  (4/25/2008 1:41:00 AM)

hi ulrike............there 're 100 ways to write a good poetry....and this is one of them....keep going pal
  James B. Earley  (4/7/2008 10:58:00 AM)

I have only one thing to do before I die..........that is passionately do the 100 things you mention! Thanks my friend.
  shel cope  (3/25/2008 2:55:00 AM)

Ulrike without her gown of beautiful words...regret. I love the soft rhythms and courage of this....Unmasking herself in a big crowd
  Roger Cornish  (3/24/2008 2:39:00 PM)

I love the gentle style of this, a complete contrast to your other stuff. But it fits. A subject all of us, on the wrong side of 40. can associate with.

r.
  Benjamin Hickmott  (3/24/2008 11:59:00 AM)

Clearly seen, honestly spoken and well written. How truethat many actions past were sad, painfull, or embarassing, but none are to be regretted half as much as oppertunities missed. Open eyes and the realization that many times we are just making excusses may help us grasp the moment before it slips by, sayvouring what lifes has to offer, then tick off those hundred things that make up fullfillment.
Best wishes, Ben.
  Abha Sharma  (3/24/2008 8:47:00 AM)

Words still unsaid
Warmth gone to waste
Love taken
Like a passer-by

wonderfully expressed.... loved reading it..

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