NEEDING BACKUP

NEEDING BACKUP

A backup plan is what we need
When life betrays our trust.
The songs we sang in younger days
Lie strewn and pocked with rust.

The ferrier who shod the horse
Lies trampled by his steed.
And farmers cannot plow the sod
Where all has turned to reeds.

Each prairie dog soft-barks the day
With tiny hands upraised,
And opens eyes to sun and birth
Where common things are praised.

The backup plan sets well the stage
When darkness turns to light.
And needles poised to pierce the skin
Have all but dimmed the sight.
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[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, we all need a backup plan....something or someone fail-safe that will be there no matter what. Once trust is betrayed, it seems as though we can not depend on anything. We question every concept we once accepted as fact. Your rhyming is, as always, superb. An emotional write.....a touching one. Lydi**

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you so much Lydi for an understanding and compassionate review of this write. I appreciate you my dear friend! ~Sharon

[D]

Heh... kinda cute.
backup for the hard times...
like putting away a jar of your favorite happiness for the time when the season ends. if only it'd work that simple...
nice write.

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you for you review of this write! (Interesting penn name!) ~Sharon

[Papaya]

This is where a good friend comes in handy.
Super poem Miss Sharon.

[Miss Sharon]

Indeed...a friend is of necessity. Thanks for your review! ~Sharon

[1VJ]

Usually the back-up plans need back ups. I think everyone can relate to this dilemma. The third verse is my favorite, I enjoyed your insight.

[Miss Sharon]

What a lovely review of this write....thank you so much! ~Sharon

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! just beautiful to read ..the pic is so graphic ...ouch! and i think your poem is wonderful ..back up is so important in life .. a bottom line that supports the crushed, crumpled and abandoned ..strong uplifting real to life poem ..nice one ..
E.

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you ever so much for a wonderful review of this write! You are appreciated. ~Sharon

[emmajoy]

How very, very true. There can never be enough back up plans, one for each of life's wretched fears! And of a course, a pen with ever.lasting ink and a heart that's triple wrapped in steel. And.. and.. a good being with a generous heart.
Maybe we're meant to feel what Life throws us just to prove we're alive and kicking; maybe the back up plans need their own support. Who's to know. However, dear Miss Sharon, you've written with superb meter and created a post that stands firmly in the blockade.

Thank you so much. (YOu)

[Miss Sharon]

You are such a sweetie! Thank you for an awesome review my dear. ~Sharon

[emmajoy]

Tis always great to read your words, whatever the theme!

[Valentine]

Well said and very well written. We cannot control things that happen in a lifetime. Valentine

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you ever so much my sweetie for your kind review! ~Sharon

[Jamestown]

A piece that so many will relate to,
there has been several times I wish I had a backup
plan. Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you for a kind review my friend. May you be blessed as well! ~Sharon

[wordman]

maybe we do have a back up plan,maybe life is but a test
go to sleep at night,knowing you did your best...

[Miss Sharon]

Ah...very interesting Ron! ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, that backup plan...i plea for a do-over...

let's start from scratch...we have two lives? or wish we did...one we learn from and one we live with after that...

j.

[Miss Sharon]

Indeed...I too would like a do-over. Thank you for your kind review my friend. ~Sharon