Thursday, March 17, 2011

Hope Remains

Thursday Think Tank #40

"When you say a situation or person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God."  ~Charles L Allen



There has always been
blind eyes and silent voices
drunken fights and chilling choices
children abused and big mistakes
the innocent accused and namelless graves
deadly diseases and forbidden lovers
shaky knees and grieving mothers
crippling births and miseries of war
unquenched thirsts and broken hearts
idle hands and shattered lives
demonic plans and battered wives
heart aches and lost souls
....yet what remains
is there shall always be hope.



"Once you choose hope, anything's possible." ~Christopher Reeve





This post is dedicated to all the precious lives lost in Japan's recent earthquake, and the ones left behind, whose lives will never be the same.  Let us not turn a blind eye, and do nothing.
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40 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 17, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Beautiful, Carrie. Thank heavens for hope, "which springs eternal"........I love this post, a positive note in a scary week.

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  2. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    your poem is utterly gorgeous. Filled with meaning and emotion. Several weeks ago I wrote similarly. You can read it here if you like:
    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/02/22/worlds-fall-apart/

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  3. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Wow...this touched the soul....ouch...

    "yet what remains
    is there shall always be hope"

    So....so...inspiring. Check my post if you can, it also concerns Japan.

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  4. ClaudiaMarch 17, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    yes - hope is the last to die - and this is good - thanks for reminding us carrie

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  5. Eileen T O'Neill .....March 17, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Carrie,
    And it is so fitting that your Blog has such a fitting title, Hope Whispers.
    You are so right about keeping that alive, in the face of everything else.

    Happy St Patrick's Day to you too Carrie!
    Best wishes, Eileen

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  6. elizabethMarch 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    This is amazing. Beautiful, beautiful...

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  7. Kathe W.March 17, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I believe that when things are at their worst
    Mankind is at it's best

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  8. Brandee ShaferMarch 17, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Amazing. Can't wait to share with a dear friend.

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  9. Brother OllieMarch 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    I really like your take on things - thanks CB.

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  10. S. EtoleMarch 17, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    I'm glad I read this today ...

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  11. EllaMarch 17, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Carrie,
    Your words so speak the unspoken. GREAT Job, I loved how you painted the truth, yet aspired hope!

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  12. RashmiMarch 17, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Beautiful ... your poem portrays a vivid image...there may be lots and lots of problems ...yet what remains
    is there shall always be hope.

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  13. Bethany AnnMarch 17, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    this is touching. sounds trite, but i mean it. i wouldn't say it if i weren't going to remember this post tomorrow and seek to be a hope-bringer with you.

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  14. LindaMarch 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Your words are so moving Carrie. I think they sum up our feelings perfectly. I am so thankful that our hope is in the One who never fails. It is a confident expectation that He is faithful.

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  15. Brian MillerMarch 17, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    and i hope that we cling to it as the world shakes...and i pray that it finds those still missing in japan and reunited even more families...

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  16. JodiMarch 17, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Thank you, Carrie.

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  17. Celestial DreamzMarch 17, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    That is so beautiful. I loved it. yeah Hope remains...

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  18. Rinkly RimesMarch 18, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    What a sorrowful list.No wonder people hope for Heaven!

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  19. AnonymousMarch 18, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    Beautiful and so necessary and relevant. Hope - our lifeline. Thanks for this.
    Andie

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  20. NancyMarch 18, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    This is beautiful and, yes, we need to train our eyes to see the glimpses of grace, the evidence for hope.

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  21. HopeMarch 18, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    beautiful post!
    thank you

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  22. jeanaMarch 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    This is beautiful Carrie. Thank you for stopping by my blog, I appreciate your kind words.

    Jeana

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  23. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 18, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Such a beautiful poem, shaped to encapsulate all that is good and possible in the face of all that is miserable and painful. Just beautiful.

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  24. ConnieMarch 18, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    "....yet what remains
    is there shall always be hope."...amen Carrie...bless you for pointing to The GOD of Hope...in this life, we will always need hope.

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  25. Stafford RayMarch 18, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    The beauty of the poem matches the beauty of the sentiment.

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  26. RachelMarch 18, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Thanks for the encouragement,there is always hope no matter how bleak the situation.

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  27. Lisa notes...March 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Hope. Hope. Hope. I have to remind myself often to hold it close. A beautiful poem, friend. Thank you.

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  28. Tarang SinhaMarch 18, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    A glimmer of hope is magic as it really diminishes distress to some extent. It is true that some loss can never be regained yet hope shall remain perpetual. Very thoughtful words.

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  29. SheilaMarch 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I love this, carrie! sometimes I forget that having hope is a choice...it is a CHOICE. I enjoy your poetic heart.

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  30. Salem LorotMarch 18, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    I loved the way you painted many a hopeless situations of man ( and woman) and yet in one fell swoop defined hope for him/her in one brush of hope.

    Brilliant Carrie.

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  31. MaryMarch 19, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Yes, there will always be hope. Beautiful poem. I enjoyed the Christopher Reeve quotation too.

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  32. Judy RoneyMarch 19, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    This is amazing. All those things do occur and what sets us apart is hope for better days and times. http://judyidliketosay.blogspot.com/2011/03/hope.html

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  33. Short PoemsMarch 19, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Excellent!
    Love it :)

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  34. WillowMarch 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Beautiful poem on hope, you cover all the bases of situations that require hope to survive. I love your rhyme, the poems flows.

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  35. UnknownMarch 19, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    wonderful, Carrie.
    just perfectly wonderful

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  36. pattyMarch 20, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    excellent~
    thanks for visiting me last week!

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  37. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    Yep.xx

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  38. Templeton's furyMarch 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    well stated, carrie!

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  39. Some kind of courage.March 25, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    'Hope'
    Literally, that is the only thing we would ever ever need. All we need.
    I love this post.

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  40. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Just beautiful. It's true, all those horrible things are with us, flawed as they are. But we would never get through them without hope. And my hope is eventually, peace for the families who lost loved ones... and a non-nuclear world!

    Elegant, and so true. Thank you. Amy BL

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