Advice to a daughter

Alyssa
Unlikely though it may sound,
Doing is not the same as living.
Reality is seldom found
In cold hard gold or warm soft giving.
All that you have is you.
Nothing is so unfulfilling
As the search for the different, the new.

And

Alyssa
Unfair though it may be to face,
Daring is not the same as its end.
Running is rarely the race,
In losing you can often win.
All that you have is you.
Nothing is so prone to sin
As the search for the happy, the true.

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Rohnbo
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Poll

How often do you write poetry?
Daily
20%
Weekly
11%
Monthly
2%
When the mood strikes
47%
During stressful or emotional times
13%
Not that frequently
4%
I just like to read poetry
3%
Total votes: 339