By Markie Doczi | Featured Contributor
Love and compassion, sorrow and strife
An uneven rhythm, this opus called life
Fate she is fickle, one day you’re stuck
And the next you may have a stroke of good luck
Sometimes you’ll be sad, when we lose those we love
We evaluate life and the frailty thereof
Often the small things make living worthwhile
The laugh of a baby, a hug or a smile
Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow’s a bet
The heart can’t survive that is torn by regret
So follow your dreams, learn from mistakes
And always think twice on decisions you make
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Author Bio
Markie Doczi is a 33-year-old author and poet from Middleport, Ohio. She aspires to relate to people with her poetry, touching on many real life issues and situations. Markie is the author of Beneath the Old Oak Tree, a collection of original poetry, and she is also currently pursuing professional publication of her historical fiction, Blue Heaven’s Tent.
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Categories: All Poetry, Featured Authors, Featured Guest Poetry, Inspirational
“Often the small things make living worthwhile”, this is so good. I try writing poetry and I loved the way you write. I also learnt a few things about writing from your poem.❤
Hello Esdi, and thank you! I’m flattered. It’s true though; with all the stress, news, schedules, running, work… sometimes you just need to be still and have a hug, or relax and have a laugh.
I’m so glad you took something away from it; I’d love for you to visit my writing blog and see more! Thanks again.
Yes, definitely I will visit your blog!😊
Thank you for following!!
You are most welcome! I love poetry.🤗
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Amazing poem. Thoughtful and a good read🌻
Thank you, and thanks for reading! Most of my poetry is about life topics that people can relate to.
Most welcome. Indeed..too relevant. I love poetry. Thanks for sharing.
This one! Nice hairstyle Markie 😄
Also, I love the poem. Especially the lines “Often the small things make living worthwhile
The laugh of a baby, a hug or a smile”
The essence of little things is portrayed so beautifully in two lines. Love it 💓
Thank you Mya! I’m glad you liked it. My collection was written over about three years, but this poem is one of a handful that I wrote back in 2008.
Let me know if you try the hairstyle. It’s great for securing unruly bangs when you’re just not in the mood lol.
Wow. That’s the beauty of poetry. Even after so many years, it is relevant and touching so many hearts.💓
I will definitely try the hairstyle. Thanks again 🌸
Wow. That’s the beauty of poetry. Even after so many years, it is relevant and touching so many hearts.💓
I will definitely try the hairstyle. It looks very cute on you. Thanks again 🌸
Love the line, “The heart can’t survive that is torn by regret.” Great poem Markie! And thanks for posting more thought provoking poetry Phoebe!
Thank you sir! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. Stop by my blog for more! I’m still working on visiting everyone’s blogs who took the time to comment 🙂
Markie I love this It is truly the way I live my life Thanks And Thanks to Phoebe for bringing it to all of us
Keep Laughing People will wonder
Thank you for reading, and for such a nice comment! I try to live my life this way as well. I hope you’ll stop by my blog and read more of my poetry!
Thanks again.
I will Please feel free to stop by mine
I plan to visit everyone’s blogs who took the time to comment! 👍
Thank you
A thoughtful poem. Thank you for the chance to read it.
I appreciate that, thank you for reading! I hope you’ll come see me on my blog for more 🙂
Reblogged this on The South Paw Poet.
A relevant and beautiful poem. 💕
Thank you Michele 🙂
Wow impressive
Thank you!
Couldn’t have worded it more perfectly. Truly amazing!
Thank you so much!
I write poetry and blog about life, so I suppose “Living” is a perfect summary! I hope to see you there 🙂
This is mystifying. So beautiful.
Oops… I meant “mystifyingly beautiful”.
I guess even writers make mistakes. 😅
Hi Autumn! Thanks so much for reading, and for your comment! I dare say we writers make the most mistakes of anyone 😉
It’s the greatest feeling knowing when someone takes something away from your work. I hope you’ll come visit me and see more!
It truly is. I hope to read more of your work!
Thank you for following me Autumn! Yay!
Love this……the unpredictability of life makes it more exciting…..ups, downs, and surprises are the potpourri of life. Great poem!
Pam K
Thank you Pam!
‘… the potpourri of life.’ Good line!
It’s hard not to have regrets as we go through life, but they don’t serve a purpose- so I try to make the regretted experience serve instead.
Thanks for reading 🙂