Antipodes
Forever might be short, but never is much longer.
Hating may be brutal, but loving is much stronger.
Cords that bind together may hold at any angle,
but broken bonds of friendship are the ones more apt to strangle.
All things have their antipode and all things have their better.
What we wrap around us may hug or it may fetter.
In a world of opposites, be careful what you choose.
Everything we reach for is something we stand to lose.
Here is the NaPoWriMo early bird prompt: https://www.napowrimo.net/one-day-to-go-and-an-early-bird-prompt-3/ which is to write a poem based on a line from Emily Dickinson. The line I chose is: “Forever might be short.” Image by Oleg Oprisco. https://www.oprisco.com/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
A beautiful poem Judy.
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Thanks, Sadje.
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You’re welcome
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This is such a wise poem.
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Thanks, Paeans.
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You are welcome.
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Judy, you are such a great poet. I would love to live inside your brain for a while and see how it works. So many interests, so many synapses, sparking off one another. You take a word I’ve never heard and turn it into something that is not only deep, “but broken bonds of friendship are the ones more apt to strangle,” but rhymes, too. Fabulous. 🙂
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Ah.. thanks so much Marsha..I don’t really understand how my brain works. I mainly just get out of its way. Nice to have you there with me at the end of the process!!
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You are such a fun person. Your poetry reflects your love of life. Glad to tag along. 🙂
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So very well said, this goes in my keeper file~!
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What exactly is your keeper file, Sam? Does it have dimension or is it in cyberspace? Honored to be in it, either way.
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Sometimes it’s better to not think in terms of forever. Accept the moment and take it to the next ,as long as you can.
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