A Toast Poem by Lora Colon
A Toast
For those of you who've had more than your share
Of Life's wrath, I raise my glass of false cheer!
Join me in a toast to Fate, if you dare,
But don't appease it by shedding a tear
Though Life chose to look on us with disdain,
Don't let its wicked pranks obscure your mind;
Each morning a new sun rises again -
Another chance to leave your woes behind
Always keep in mind Fate may smile on you
And on your shoulders lay its golden shroud;
But be prepared, should all this prove untrue,
And the dawn offers nothing but a cloud
We who have nothing, not even Love's touch,
Crippled, we're left to limp toward the abyss
Without being thrown a lifeline to clutch -
Then comes Death to render much less than this
You who have never found favor with Fate
In this jungle of misery and rue,
It is your misfortune I celebrate,
For your failure has been my failing, too;
But rest assured, all suffering will abate
When in Death's embrace we bid Life adieu!
i just read the Bipasha poem. i didn't even (seem to) notice your great rhyming; the poem was so entrancing otherwise. :) :) bri
(cont.) ...here Then comes Death to render much less than this seems (thank 'ME, not God!) to contradict this later line: Then comes Death to render much less than this................so, in fact, i think you, Lora, agree with me. Thanks. we shall both welcome Death! ! ! have a lovely death, my friend. ha ha! bri :) to MyPoemList even just for old times' sake. bri :)
rye or whole wheat. yes, i've not read it yet, and i probably won't have time to (or at least not to comment) today; supper is ready! ! ! well, on any particular morning Fate may not 'shine' on you/me/whomever, but the next morning it may! ! ! mayn't it? ? well, i think what Death offers IS often a lot! ! ! hopefully it will be when 'my time' comes. BUT, yeah, i get your drift.........i think. (continued) ...
As always, a well composed poem with great rhyming. I agree, sometimes situations happen that are not favorable...things happen that are beyond our control...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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i thought i may have read this when i saw the title. did i already say in previous comments that it, the title, is making my hungry. pb and jelly on toast. YUM! ! BRI :)