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Valerie Dohren (13 January 1947 / Southport)
Better To.... Rather Than....
Better to make someone smile
Rather than make them cry
Better to feed someone happiness
Rather than feed their misery
Better to always give
Rather than always take
Better to dance in the rain
Rather than weep under the sun
Better to pay a compliment
Rather than criticise
Better to be humble
Rather than be arrogant
Better to kiss someone
Rather than slap them in the face
Better to take care of wildlife
Rather than let it perish
Better to see beauty
Rather than see ugliness
Better to forgive
Rather than hold grudges
Better to catch the arrows
Rather than release them
Better to feed the land
Rather than let it become barren
Better to help those in need
Rather than turn away
Better to be thoughtful
Rather than be thoughtless
Better to celebrate life
Rather than complain
Better to see your glass as half full
Rather than as half empty
Better to look up to the stars
Rather than look down into the mud
BETTER TO LOVE
RATHER THAN TO HATE
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I haven't gone thru this nice poem.When this was posted, I was very new @poemhunter.Val, this is really words of wisdom.It's better to make one smile than to bring tears in one's eyes.Great! Thanks for informing me.
Dear Val, I really love this one, Thanks
most of these suggestions? i agree with and follow. BUT.....a useful criticism can be worth more to me than a polite compliment. and....beauty and ugliness are in the eyes of the beholder i believe someone may have said....ok, it was just beauty i guess. but, you know what i mean? besides, why should something termed ugly necessarily be better to look at? .....and....feeding the land is ok, as long as i get fed by it....and.....people don't always have much to celebrate and i would not always deny them the freedom to complain....and.....why should the stars be better than the mud to look at? .....when was the last time you compared the two? .....some mud can be attractive and comforting. or at least interesting. thanks for sharing. bri
All very true and a simple philosophy to follow!
Beautiful and inspirational thoughts. I felt each couplet as I read. Truths to make one a better person.
better a true criticism
r.t. an insincere compliment
f.
i feel you maybe a messenger from God..and a most beautiful angel indeed.. :)
Totally agree, great listing of positivity and a key to a far happier existence. Well said.
Val, better to write meaningful poems like this.
Well written, enjoyable. Try reading again my new poems and comment. Thanking u......