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I liked it when Roger Whitaker sang it. And one that will stand any young/old man in good stead!
If, by Rudyard Kipling....
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
ya!
GWB
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There once was a man from Nantucket I think I remember that one------how does the rest of it go ?? There was an old man of Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket His daughter named Nan, ran away with a man And as for the bucket - Nan Tucket.
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There once was a man from Nantucket I think I remember that one------how does the rest of it go ?? There was an old man of Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket His daughter named Nan, ran away with a man And as for the bucket - Nan Tucket. his dick was so large he could suck it.
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any rumi or rubaiyat khayyam fans? Yes, read a couple of books of Rumi's poetry about 15-16 years ago and enjoyed them very much, they were part of a series of books covering an arc of religions through China, India, the Middle East, Israel and Europe. Always really liked his use of the word "Friend" in referring to the cosmic being - "the friend".
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this is a mysterious poem by Khayyam : Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.
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An old man sadly laments ~ "I have no place to go."
Then smiles and says ~ "I've already been there."
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have you noticed 100% of poets are men BUT women take 100% credits for poetry ?
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I wonder if there is any truth to this statistic?
How many female poets are there? Poet gender statistics
62.2% of poets are women and 37.8% of poets are men.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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I once knew a hermit named Dave, Who kept a dead whore in his cave. She was missing a tit and smelled like chit, But think of the money he saved.
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I once knew a hermit named Dave, Who kept a dead whore in his cave. She was missing a tit and smelled like chit, But think of the money he saved. 😂🤣
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Seriously. .??? Poetry?
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ee cummings (his classical sonnets have equals, but none better), and blank verse is unsurpassed. ferlinghetti homer shelley burns stevens
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My great aunt Edna...
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light.
There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!
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Frank Baum
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Robert Frost Edgar Allen Poe
Why do I have to press 1, for English?
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There once was a man from Nantucket.... I think I remember that one------how does the rest of it go ?? Got pissed off and s hit in a bucket....
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