Barrie O'Neill, A Finding</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=73.htm>Barrie O'Neill</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>A Finding</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>I wrote a Poem several years ago<br>About a chance I took,<br>A change, a look!<br>It was a move, from stress to life anew<br>To country air and friends I knew<br>I found this life so different, strange,<br>I had to wonder, did I want this change?<br>We acquired land so large, no fences round<br>And freedom found<br>The people kind and sharing all,<br>The gossip, cards, Community Hall<br>Many views, strongly held by one and all,<br>Quiet strife, opinion strange<br>Was this the life I strongly sought?<br>Was I wrong to take that peek?<br>I have a thought. Expensively bought?<br>You try to move from what you knew<br>Seeking that different life that allowed you to do<br>Just what you hoped God meant for you<br>I wonder now, was it meant to be?<br>A life so strange from what I knew<br>I love the life, the nature found, the trees, the wind<br>Birds and creatures abound<br>I miss the pavement, the lights at night<br>The bustle, shopping and city light<br>Anonymous there, but here it’s not,<br>They know you now<br>Depth unknown, no head shall bow.<br>This story old<br>Striving anew for something, there<br>Perhaps, is not for you.<br>God gave us thought a will to use<br>What the mind to seek, but not abuse.<br>People are different<br>Who am I to judge?<br>Some are good, some hard to budge<br>I’ll give it a try, will offer my best<br>God grant the test will give me rest.</b></font></p></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk1.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk1.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>