Holidays Through the Years

The following is a list poem. A list poem contains repetition, evokes a feeling about a time, place or thing, and has a larger meaning other than the list itself. What feelings does this list poem create for you personally or your understanding of the feeling generated?

All the Things

All the thoughts

            All the feelings

                        All the struggles

                        All the peace.

                        All the hellos

All the goodbyes.

                        All the anxiety

                        All the calm.

                        All the stress

                        All the tranquility.

                        All the confusion

                        All the understanding.

                        All the loss

                        All the gain.

                        All the control

                        All the surrenders.

                        All the disbelief

                        All the belief.

                        All the hurts

                        All the soothes.

                        All the regret

                        All the satisfaction.

                        All the discomfort

                        All the comfort.

                        All the guilt

                        All the innocence.

                        All the conceding

                        All the trying.

                        All the discrimination

                        All the Rights.

                        All the wrongs

                        All the rights.

                        All the anger

                        All the joy.

All the friends

            All the family

                        All the therapy.

                        All the strategies.

                        All the intervention.

                        All the choices.

                        All the boundaries.

                        All the texts.

                        All the emails.

                        All the calls.

                        All the trips.

All the visits.

All the years

            All the time.

            All the schedules.

            All the miles.

            All the future.

            All the eons.

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