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JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2013-10-02 10:04 PM


Stayers & Leavers

"Some are stayers and some
are leavers."

So as long as the right ones stay
and the wrong ones leave,
life will be an abundance
of laughs and smiles,
trouble is you don't have
any control over who stays
and who leaves, or do you?

The answer can be a yes,
for if you treat them good
they are more likely to stay
and if you treated them bad
and they choose to leave
even though you wanted them to stay
but they grew weary of your nonsense,
I must say "Shame on you."
Congratulations, you are a skilled
messer up of opportunities
and chances are you will
entertain many leavers
in your lifetime.

JamesLee
03October
2013

    



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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
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1 posted 2013-10-02 10:23 PM


Ahhh James. Even if you "treat them good" you have no guarantee they will stay. Love is a fickle friend . . .

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825
by the sea
2 posted 2013-10-04 12:25 PM


so true, enjoyed a lot,

yann

D.Lester Young
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since 2001-12-08
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Austin, Tx
3 posted 2013-10-04 09:43 PM


You stand as a proud poetic tree that buds with new contacts you meet, but that sometimes they wilt away and leave upon the wind, enjoyed.
jwesley
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since 2000-04-30
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4 posted 2013-10-05 02:08 AM


Sometimes the stayers would be leavers too if they but had the chance. But circumstances make them stayers - Because They Have No Place Else To Go !!!   Would not I leave, but for that!

jimmy


Margherita
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since 2003-02-08
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Eternity
5 posted 2013-10-05 02:44 PM


You are very good also when you touch psychological themes, dear James! Of course it is a very complex matter, to a certain degree I fear we are all "messers up"!

Margherita


EmmaRose
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since 2011-03-02
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6 posted 2013-10-05 08:38 PM


wise words
JamesMichael
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
7 posted 2013-10-14 06:18 PM


Thank you Jerry, 2islander2, D. Lester, jwesley, Margherita and Emma Rose for the nice responses...James
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