David Pekrul

Change Your World?



Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009

by David Pekrul

If you could really change your world,
With one thing you could do,
If only one thing you could change,
Before your life was through,
I wonder what that thing would be,
And how it would turn out,
If you could give it all you had,
What would it be about?

Now, would it make a better life?,
Or would it weigh you down,
And as you try to live it out,
Would you, in fact, just drown?,
And would it make you hesitate
To criticize and judge?,
Or would you stay the way you are,
And never even budge.

Now, what’s the thing that you would do?,
The thing to give you hope,
To help in times of great distress,
The thing to help you cope,
The thing to help in times of pain,
When everything is wrong,
When all your smiles are upside down,
And you have lost your song.

You have the means inside of you,
(It isn’t all that strange),
To change your corner of the world,
And simply rearrange,
The things that happen, good or bad,
The bad, to make them good,
To make your world a better place,
To be the way it should.

David Pekrul was born in New Westminster, B. C. Canada.

He wrote his first poem in February, 2004, as an Anniversary card for his wife, Linda. Being rather pleased by the results of his first attempt, he wrote a second one, then another and another. He soon realized that he was in love with words.

The pictures that his words paint may not always be pretty, but they are pictures worth viewing, for he writes about the world around him, whether they be things good, bad or otherwise. He also writes about family, nature, God and faith.

His first poetry book, "Parts Of The Sum Volume One" has just been published and can be found at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3145051

David makes his home in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with his wife Linda and spoiled pup, Tiki.

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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)
» left by Susan Thom
 2 years 147 days ago.
179 fans.
hi,
 
i must have hit the wrong button-i was looking for david :)
 
this was a nice, smooth poem, with a great point.
 
thanks for sharing,
 
my best,
 
sue
» left by David Pekrul 2 years 147 days ago.
70 fans.
Well, you found me Sue. This picture is the "professional funeral service guy" picture. The old one was the "airline call-centre guy" picture. I like the "airline call-centre guy" better, but my new employer would not appreciate it.
 
Glad you liked the poem. Hope you had a great Christmas, and all the best for the new year.
» left by Susan Thom
 2 years 147 days ago.
179 fans.
hi,
 
i must have hit the wrong button-i was looking for david :)
 
this was a nice, smooth poem, with a great point.
 
thanks for sharing,
 
my best,
 
sue
» left by Lawrence Jones
 2 years 147 days ago.
30 fans.
David,
 
I change my world every day. I choose to teach, preach, and live what I say. My actions is the portrait of my life. Your words are cunning and thought provoking, we need always to challenge and analysis the status quo. All men need to look in mirror as one man has said so eloquently in a song.
 
By the way, love the new photo. I hope you had wonderful Christmas, and wishing you a Happy New Year.
 
SIncerely,
Lawrence
» left by David Pekrul 2 years 144 days ago.
70 fans.
Thanks, Lawrence. I guess we all change our world with each and every decision that we make. The challenge is to change it for the better, and that seems to be what you are doing.
 
Glad you like the new picture. Have a great New Year.
» left by Linda DeWitt
 2 years 147 days ago.
Learning to look at life from another point of view is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Thanks for another thought provoking poem David.
» left by David Pekrul 2 years 144 days ago.
70 fans.
It's a great challenge for all of us. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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