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                           CUP OF LIFE                                      
                                                                            
             I sit and drink from the cup of life                           
             Tasting the many flavors it spills forth                       
             Enjoying the pleasure they produce                             
                                                                            
             I have enjoyed the sweet taste that flows from the cup         
             For kindness and passion have touched my soul                  
             Bringing the wonders of love into my heart                     
                                                                            
             A warmth that will full my soul from birth to death            
             Like a flower blossoming within                                
             Growing more beautiful with every spark of happiness           
                                                                            
             Yet I have also tasted the bitterness of the cup               
             Saddnes and pain that will always be a part of life            
             Moving in and out leaving small pieces behind                  
                                                                            
             Feel the loneliness that engulf the soul                       
             An empty hollow space deep within you                          
             Where once a heart stood filled with love                      
                                                                            
             Knowing both kinds of emotions that lie within                 
             I must drink from the cup of life                              
             Accepting what destiny has planned                             
                                                                            
             copyright <c> Catherine Cowan  6\9\92                          
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