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Re: 2902
thank you! I am delighted that you picked up on that, I worked fairly hard to keep the last stanza to using short prosaic words after the longer, airier words in the preceding one to attempt to emphasise the practical, no nonsense viewpoint 
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:58 AM
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Re: sam444
Part of me agrees with you, that part of me that achieves and organises and takes care of hearth and home, but there is also a part of me that longs to be free of it all, to down tools and go on an adventure. I shall never do it, of course, but some days I dream. I shall hope to see you in October my friend, good luck!
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:53 AM
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Re: Eleanor_Jazz
I know... but somedays I have to dream
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:51 AM
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Re: WileyJohn
Thank you my friend, I think one has to accept it in the end because it IS my choice to work - I value the options and security that come with a steady income more than I value the freedom of unemployment
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:47 AM
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Re: TAPS
I think I have an inner Pan and in some ways he is entirely right - I should make sure I experience life every single day but I must also resign myself to the reality of having to pay for the things I want
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:44 AM
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Re: lovelyladymonk
Hello! Thank you
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:41 AM
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Re:Kabu
I wish! I have not visited Canada for many years but I remember it fondly
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:33 AM
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Re: C_C_T
the problem with working for yourself is that you will still have to blame the boss
thank you
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:28 AM
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Re: 2902
thanks Bob, that's is a great story and I empathise with the captain completely
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:25 AM
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Re: BC-A
It sure does...
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:22 AM
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Re: Sinome
thank you so much, my dear, it happens to me with remarkable frequencey so I thought I should express it xoxoxoxo
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lionreign
on August 2, 2012 at 2:20 AM
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On a second and third reading
I like this poem even more because of the freshness and originality of the last two lines - emphatic accent of one-syllable words used unexpectedly. They sound exactly as if you're deciding to clear your head, pull up your bootstraps and get on with it - a great fit of sound to sense.
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2902
on August 2, 2012 at 12:14 AM
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Hey Lion!
I've always felt that nothing should get in the way of a paycheck because it's the best way to keep life moving along to reach that old and gray stage when on can sit back and enjoy the vista so to speak! Nice work and I agree with Wiley, acceptance indeed! Well, I am off Blogit for some time! There are many things I have to get done and the big one right now is my mortgage! I so desire to own a home again! I will be taking the next two months to make sure everything is in order so nothing unexpected comes my way! There is a chance I could be back in October! Till then, take care and keep writing your exquisite poetry! sam 
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sam444
on August 1, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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Well, we gotta get on with it anyway. Haha..
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Eleanor_Jazz
on August 1, 2012 at 8:17 AM
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lionreign
In the end of that great poetry, acceptance!!!!
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WileyJohn
on August 1, 2012 at 7:02 AM
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Until the last verse, you sounded like Peter Pan. But then, you straightened up and made the right choice, I think. 
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TAPS.
on July 31, 2012 at 9:59 PM
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Hello lionreign. Great stuff here!
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on July 31, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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oh pop on over the Pond and visit us for a bit. Sounds like you need a
break from the grind.
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Kabu
on July 31, 2012 at 7:52 AM
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Well Lion you could work for yourself cut the rates be honest. You will probably have to still get up, but what fun if a customer is on your doorstep. You do massage I believe,
I liked the poem.
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C_C_T
on July 31, 2012 at 7:30 AM
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lionreign
Very human and well-expressed!
They still tell the story of the ferryboat captain in New York harbor who kicked the traces and, instead of taking his ealy-morning commuters from Staten Island to the Battery, sailed upriver as far as the George Washington Bridge where he was finally stopped by a police boat or the Coast Guard. His passengers at first were irate for being kept from going to work, but, at the end, cheered as he was led off and the boat brought back to the ferry slip. By the time I heard the story, I'm sure it had been embellished some, but I always loved it.
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2902
on July 31, 2012 at 6:40 AM
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Lion
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2902
on July 31, 2012 at 6:32 AM
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lionreign
RTime works our lives. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
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BC-A
on July 31, 2012 at 5:57 AM
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Bravo Neil... What a universal theme :-) I for one have felt like that countless times. xoxoxo
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Sinome
on July 31, 2012 at 4:54 AM
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