If anyone could please help me by telling me which poem contains the lines "A kiss isn't a contract and a present isn't a promise." I thank you all in advance for the help.

-- Paul Moore (Pauly_137@yahoo.com), August 29, 1999

Answers

Comes the dawn ( After a while you learn the subtle difference) by Veronica A. Shoffstall - 1971 After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't always mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises

And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child

And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure that you really are strong and you really do have worth

And you learn and you learn with every goodbye you learn...

-- ilza (ilza@pobox.com), August 29, 1999.