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    MOMENTS OF REFLECTION: A Month of Poetry
    MOMENTS OF REFLECTION: A Month of Poetry
    MOMENTS OF REFLECTION: A Month of Poetry
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    MOMENTS OF REFLECTION: A Month of Poetry

    By Una Schembri

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    At odd moments of the day and night, a word or an idea springs to mind. Often a poem is composed there and then. Inspired by personal experiences, each poem reflects the thoughts of the writer. There is sadness, insight, and humor. The topic is usually the result of events, worries, and fears that in this life are bound to take place. There might be moments of pessimism but the conflict always resolves itself, somehow. A moral is often drawn -- usually of the self-help type. The poet is a believer in happy endings.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUna Schembri
    Release dateFeb 9, 2012
    ISBN9781466196315
    MOMENTS OF REFLECTION: A Month of Poetry

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      MOMENTS OF REFLECTION - Una Schembri

      Moments of Reflection

      A Month of Poetry

      From Una Schembri

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      Una Schembri at Smashwords

      Copyright © 2012 by Una Schembri

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      [1] Believe in Myself

      Believe in myself – is this an antidote –

      Against my doubting, uneasy nature –

      Would it supply me with trust and confidence?

      Would it sweep obstacles in my future?

      I wish I were easily persuaded

      That what’s impossible is made possible,

      By changing doubt into constant belief –

      By miracles that are so often credible!

      Does make-believe approach self-confidence –

      Smothering distrust, giving assurance

      Of pleasant feelings of security

      That reality will replace all pretence?

      So I must learn that belief in myself

      Is not foolhardy or an overbearing

      State of a normal personality,

      But a notion for which I am praying.

      Believe in myself; nourish self-esteem;

      Liking myself – do these terms mean the same?

      I am a migrant away from my roots –

      Not to worry – I will play the pretence game.

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