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This working life
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This working life |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia 
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We’re born to be nurtured, to live without care Then find as we grow up, there’s bills everywhere So schooling we finish; the learning years end Finding that youth disappeared at the bend So off we all journey and look for a job Becoming a number and part of the mob Seeking a future, while feeling unsure Looking and asking, then looking some more And then comes the job that you take cos it’s there Because you are tired and hardly can bear The struggle, commitment, the need of some cash So though it is average, you give it a bash It pays the few bills and you find you can save You learn how to work, and how to behave You find there’s a future or maybe a chance The world is a stage and it beckons your dance But then there’s an offer or maybe a scare You try for the better, or find it’s not there One way or the other you land on your feet And they are the days when the air smells so sweet But then as you age, there is more to behold The money is good, but your soul wasn’t sold So little by little you start to revert Finding that time and a change wouldn’t hurt So less then the drive to get to the top You get to a stage where you just want to stop For stress and the worry does not suit the all Some crave for a freedom they only recall So job that has freedom becomes what they seek You find there is life and you smile more each week And though you may struggle, one thing must be said When happy, contentment does live in your head So you work but inside you can journey and play Dreaming of good things that might come your way And better and better each day does appear And all of the worries of work disappear So work in this life is something we do To meet all the costs and to somehow get through So when older and wiser we get to relax But would you believe, we’ll still pay our tax |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
So you work but inside you can journey and play Dreaming of good things that might come your way And better and better each day does appear And all of the worries of work disappear Rick.... your words are excellent ... I'm in awe of your writings! well done - hope you are well too... and keeping warm!! It's freezing here!! RDB  Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yeah...I cringe at the idea bills are so heavy sometimes and taxes even heavier very good write Rick |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
I thank all the worker's who pay all the taxes which provide my Social Security. I just wonder why I don't feel socially secure... Don't compromise. Organize! Grand poem! Jim |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Boy, I can sure relate, Rick. Lots of good insight in this ... all too true! Much enjoyed. Best wishes, /Kit |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Roniece, again thank you for your lovely reply, great to have you visit here. Not as cold today and yes I am warm as well. Hi Dixie, great to have you here, bills and tax, who needs them right. Thanks for the reply my friend, appreciated. oceanvu2, thank you for your reply, I don't know what the other side of working is like, would not mind to try it for once in my life and see how I go. Hi Kit, to see you on the pages again is lovely, I enjoy your works and your replies, thank you for it all. To you all my friends, again thank you so much for your replies, I enjoy each and every one of them. Take care you all and be well. Rick |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
this remeinded me of going to church...you can go to church 3 times a week, but if you don't apply it to a working life, then, you can't enjoy the sweet fruits of life.... that is what your poem spoke to me, even though you might not realize it...it surely moved me Well done my friend...BRAVO! Loved this |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Hi Lee, great to see you here replying, I am glad you enjoyed the poem my friend, as I enjoy having your company from time to time, thanks for the reply and had a great day my friend. Rick |
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