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John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09
Posts 860
Texas

0 posted 1999-11-14 01:02 AM


If this were my last day on earth-
I knew it to be so...
To use my time for all it's worth-
Would be my goal, I trow.

I'd find a place serene and quiet-
To sit and muse awhile.
And search my heart for bitterness
I'd try my best to smile.

I'd try to bring a ray of cheer-
To some down trodden life..
And spare some time of fellowship-
With children and with wife.

I'd reminisce on years gone by-
The pathways I have trod;
And try to set things wrong, aright-
And make my peace with God.

I'd try to see beyond the veil
To where my journey ends-
And long for that unbroken rest
With comrades and with friends.

I'd try my best to set forth hope-
And give a sense of worth-
To every soul who crossed my path
On my last day on earth.

© Copyright 1999 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved
Systematic Decay
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since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301
That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........
1 posted 1999-11-14 01:44 AM


Gunslinger, this is so beautiful....

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Thinking is just what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their predjudices.



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