Reasons

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mold myself. - Thoreau

no one says, "when i grow up, i want to be an alcoholic"

or an addict

sick or stricken with depression

but there's a lesson

there's a reason for the trees

a reason for the breeze

there's a reason for the rain

a reason for pain

there's a reason for a storm

a reason why we're born

there's a reason to live

a reason to forgive

there's a reason for a dove

a reason for love

a reason why push comes to shove

that reason comes from above

there's a reason for anger

a reason  why we meet a mysterious stranger

there's a reason to confess

a reason for openness

a reason to profess

there's a reason why we grow old

a reason for a soul

everything has a season

everything has a reason

there's a reason for everything under the sun

because eternity is never over and love is never done

Author's Note

"Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

The is a reason for everything. We may not know it at the time but I believe there is a reason.

Every choice we make leads is in one direction or another. We need to learn to love more and be less materialistic.

I love the sentiment woven throughout his poems. It is a thought provoking work you have penned here

[Pete]

thanks pb. i believe that everything and everyone was created with purpose and is intertwined. just look at nature for example (which is why i used the first thoreau quote in the description). thanks so much for sharing ... :)

[Seriana]

I thoroughly enjoy all of your Thoreau quotes along with your pieces. A 2 for 1!
This is a wonderful piece, dancing is quick rhythm across my screen. So many lessons here, and many many reasons. Love this Pete!

[Pete]

thanks. yes, thoreau was a wise man. now if i could only follow my own lessons ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Addictions are an illness. We have to remember that when our loved ones and friends are afflicted. What the reason is from their perspective I am unsure, but I do know it causes immense pain and misery. From the the other side of the fence, it teaches compassion, understanding, patience, gratitude that we aren't the one in that position and so much more. It teaches us to love despite all the negatives. Thought provoking write Pete. I feel sure there is a reason for everything, but I'm certainly not in a position to understand it all.

Chris

[Pete]

we never know what someone is feeling or how they are effected by things. i'm the type that likes to know everything and figure people out but as you say, we don't really know all that's going on inside someone - and sometimes if we get too close to the bone it can be like stirring up a hornet's nest. like i wrote about before - the older i get, the more i realize that life is in the greys. thanks chris ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Truth permeates your words based on this great wisdom. You are a poet and a sage. I like the rhyming all over too.

[Pete]

thanks for sharing sami. i don't know about being a sage but i've been on a quest for truth to feed my writings (has been very eye-opening to say the least). thanks so much for sharing. i'll be 'round for a read if i ever get a minute ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

All wonderful. You are welcome Pete.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Bravo, Pete, well said and written. And all these reasons are why we write, to capture them all in words. Great job on this poem. Also, as a side note I love Sting and his music. He is one of the greatest song writers ever.

[Pete]

ah, yes those reasons and yes - sting is a great songwriter probably one of the greatest. thanks for sharing carlos ... :)