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qtpieelmo
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since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

0 posted 2000-09-27 11:31 PM

CLINGING TO YOUTH
Clinging to youth,
as the last strings fall away.
Stuck somewhere in the middle,
though wanting to hang back & stay.
Like a VCR forwarding fast,
pause, slow motion, rewind,
it's not quite easy to make it last.
Why can't we go back,
to when life was simple.
When a day felt like a week,
when we'd get up real early,
& leap to our feet.
When we had time to stop & smile,
to smell a flower,
or watch some ants march past.
We're now too busy rushing,
getting into a crash,
where life may be taken,
in an instant, a flash.
So take your time now,
savor scenery as you drive by.
Don't forget to laugh,
& never be afraid to cry.
Don't lose the child at heart,
live as free as you please.
Go crazy, get silly,
hug all the trees!

~Life's too short to rush, enjoy & be happy!~
LOVE ELMO <3

[This message has been edited by qtpieelmo (edited 09-27-2000).]

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

1 posted 2000-09-27 11:33 PM

ok that sux somehow the format got screwed up on this one. oh well u get the idea lol

LOVE ELMO <3

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

2 posted 2000-09-28 12:01 PM

Ok i fixed it, much better

gjam
Member

since 2000-08-23

Posts 85
Arkansas

3 posted 2000-09-29 12:21 PM

I love this...I know exactly what you mean....you write so beautiful...Greg

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

4 posted 2000-09-29 10:36 AM

Awe thanx Greg, this one just popped into my head while i was drivin home the other day

LOVE ELMO <3

fractal007
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since 2000-06-01

Posts 1958

5 posted 2000-09-30 03:17 AM

You know, this poem reminds me of a radio show I once listened to. In one scene, a man was watching a bunch of children, all walking in different directions, pursuing different dreams. BUt then, after a while, they all started to walk in the same direction, and they lost the fire and dreams of their youth.

This is a great poem! I liked it. Yes, it is a good idea to stop and smile at times. I think it was Wordsworth who said, "The World is too Much With Us".

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

6 posted 2000-09-30 12:19 PM

Awe yea that's a great way to put it. It's weird how many different ways a poem can be translated thanx

Zyell
Member

since 2000-07-28

Posts 121
USA

7 posted 2000-09-30 12:45 PM

ahhhhh yes, great Words!

*S*

Zyell

boardman
Junior Member

since 2000-05-09

Posts 44

8 posted 2000-09-30 06:15 PM

OK, How many more times are you going to read my mind?

I love this one!

I am still trying to figure out what I am going to be when I grow up.

I feel that inside I am still very young. I won't say how old, that would give away the age you know? Ha Ha!

Vince

"Explosions, are just the thoughts of a creative person." - Boardman

qtpieelmo
Senior Member

since 2000-07-04

Posts 989
Sesame Street :) hee hee ,NY

9 posted 2000-09-30 10:30 PM

thanx come on boardman how old r u

LOVE ELMO <3

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