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shadow974
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since 2001-06-21
Posts 636
Michigan

0 posted 2001-08-09 01:33 PM



The grass is growing

Danny boy mowed down yard after yard
His shinny six horsepower six-speed mower
cut piles of sod
He mowed like he was in a race a race with himself

His neighbor leaned over the fence and said
“ It’s not how fast you cut through life
that makes you a winner,
Did you ever make your own trail?
Did you deviate from the coarse that
was lain down when you were young?
Remember, first impressions last the longest”

Round and round you mow the grass
Each pass is a copy of the one before
Making the same mistakes
Your heart keeps score
Round off those corners straighten those lines
You’ll get a good clean cut in half the time

Change is the key to success
You can change your mower
You can change your life
But it is still you who must run the race
It will be difficult at times
But remember, the grass continues to grow
Because this race is never won
We just get to rest at times along the way

Throw your heart out in front of you
And run out to catch it.

© Copyright 2001 Daniel Owens - All Rights Reserved
Irish Rose
Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263

1 posted 2001-08-09 01:58 PM


yes, that grass continues to grow and I even have a cornfield in back of my house! There's no getting around it!  I got a lot out of this. Made me think of the old sod.
sorry, couldn't resist that  

" I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be" George William Curtis"

Kay

paladin
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since 2001-08-05
Posts 930
Pensacola,Fl.
2 posted 2001-08-09 02:02 PM


Let the grass grow.Just hang a flare gun and machette by the back door.

paladin

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