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Ail to Thee

What ails thee?
just exactly what is it
that's impeding your day?

Hath ye traveled
a grade uphill?
One that needed not climbing, anyway?

What is ailing thee?
The company that ye keeps?
Or are ye upset about the thorns on the rose?

Maybe ''tis a physical thing
if it truly be thy health,
for to all it surely shows.

Now what concerns thee?
Is it out of thy control and that frustrates thee?
Your control ends at what you alone do.

People, places and things
are completely out of thy realm,
the ones that realize this are in a club of very few.

What ails thee?
Is it that thou canst navigate
through the maddening crowd?

Thou shouldst remember,
that fragmented complaints
shouldst not be spoken aloud.
— docmaverick, May 09, 2009

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Region, Country: The High Desert, in the wild west, southern California, U.S. of A.., USA

Favorite Poets: Keates, Poe, Dickinson, and Dr. Seuss. There are a smattering of others, but why bother listing 'em all, ya know?, I also rely on a few of our poets, here....for advice, and what not. I couldn't possibly explain what a fountain of live, effective knowledge we have...right here in our midst ! To catch a glimmer of brilliance, merely visit: the Stream.

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yenti

yenti

17 years ago

It Ails me

That this is a lonely piece here my friend, there is something wrong and it is hiding from me, I was waiting for the end it came and then I waited for another verse, as the last one seemed to not do the job. I otherwise liked the read and am so cross that others don't comment on your pieses, You take care out there and let nothing Ail you, or be vexation on your soul, Yours As always, Ian.T