It’s the heart of every challenge
But how long will it last
Will this make us stronger
Or tie us to the past
For some, it’s all around us
And for others deep inside
Some wish to escape it
While others simply hide
Most accept the short term
And assume it will go away
But for some, there is no ending
And it haunts them every day
But for many, it’s just perception
A lens for how they feel
That shapes the world around them
And how they see what’s real
About the Poem Adversity
The poem Adversity is about those hard times in life where you ask the question, “Why me?”. People rarely ask the question, “Why not me?” This is mostly because they are dealing with some bad stuff that they wouldn’t wish on anyone. That said, here it is, altering the course of your life. What are you going to do with it? Victor Frankl would not have written “Man’s Search for Meaning” if he hadn’t been in a concentration camp. And Nelson Mandela would not have become president of South Africa if he hadn’t spent decades in prison. It’s not that people need horrible things to do great things. It’s that adversity is partially what you make it. Mandela once said something to the effect, “I wasn’t suffering, I was preparing.”. It’s a different way of looking at things. We all have adversity in our lives, and those events don’t go away even after they end. They can be a burden we carry with us, or a platform that we can stand on to see the future.
Poetry Books
Here are some of the books that are available from Robert Longley. I would recommend the Sacred Poem journals. Reading my earlier books (especially the ones for Military, Police and Firefighter’s families) cover to cover can be overwhelming. The poetry journals are designed to give you one poem per day while you journal about what might be going on in your life. There are specific journals for grief, success, and more.
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Inspirational Poetry Products
While I do signed poetry prints that are 11×14, that isn’t the size or product that all people want. Some just want a sympathy card, others may want a large canvas print, or maybe a coffee cup. There are limits to what I can customize with the options available so some products just don’t work. Please just ignore them, I know that that format doesn’t work. If you are looking for something specific, or would like to make something specific just let me know. I’m open to just about anything.
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