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I used to be busy... |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England 
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Authors Note: This was written about three years ago after making a deliberate decision not to take a promotion after yet another redundancy (some three years previous} in order to change my lifestyle. After spending a few years, however, in jobs with a different type of responsibility, yes you've guessed it, I'm back running a large field workforce - but I have managed to keep the better mindframe this change gave to me! ~~ I used to be Busy… I used to be busy, no time left for me, my chosen profession would not set me free. No time to spend with my family and friends, I had to keep at it, right up to the end. I climbed up the ladder, right near the top, my time more consumed, the higher I got. Sometimes I worked on, and got home real late, if I hadn’t been there, poor profits we’d make. I lived for my work, for so many long years, the rest of my hobbies, they all disappeared. ‘Twas lucky my family knew only too well, that just to survive, I must walk right through hell. Then one time too many, they said your job’s gone, they thought that like often, I’d opt to go on. My record was perfect, they offered me more, they couldn’t believe, when I walked out the door. They offered a job with near twice as much pay and better incentives, to try make me stay. They said I was needed, they treasured my skill, they’d give me the earth, if their job I would fill. But my heart said that I should abandon the race and let my life take a more leisurely pace. To spend time with my family, and feel free at last, enjoying the things, time had robbed in the past. ‘A change is as good as a rest’, so they say, unfortunately mine did not bring any pay. And sometimes I feared that I’d made a mistake, to follow my dreams, and my job to forsake. But now I have found me another good role, without all the pressures that helped drain my soul. I’m dealing with people, right at the front line, but only when working it takes up my time. My free time’s my own, for my family to share, a quarter the pay, but I don’t give a care. The bills are all mounting, and though that’s not fine, I’ve now time for living, not crippling my mind. It’s so many years since I wrote things in rhyme, now I find that I’m doing it all of the time. This helps me relax and with this therapy, I truly can now let my feeling soar free. If I had continued along my old way, my head would have blown, they’d have took me away. But one things for sure, that with no time to play, you would not have been reading this poem today! Ivor G Davies |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
love it, Ivor...and I believe sometimes we give up all that is really important in life for the money that is needed to live comfortably...there should be some happy medium. M |
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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
Work can be a pain But I know the score Get up get promoted From the shop floor I went up real quick Not too sure why But I knew the trick That any can try The higher I got More stuff got done Sat pretty in charge It was so much fun My secret of course Was how to say NO Do it yourself If you think you know All ran like clockwork With me at the wheel Free time as well It seemed no big deal Life was a breeze Didn’t have to be thrifty To finish it off I retired at fifty |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Ivor I am glad you write the poems. A |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Aziza, Thanks for the support. Ivor |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Eric, Looks like I'm not as clever as you... Ivor |
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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
Nah Ivor They always say a Lazy Person will always find the simplest solution. When you are clever it often means you do more for less Eric |
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Fairplay Member
since 2007-01-15
Posts 222England |
I thought I was lazy I easily got bored Till I woke up and smelled the coffee I now make a point doing things I adored You could all take this notice from me We all have a conscience that others can play To smart people this can be an art So if you feel guilty it’s your turn to pay Don’t get it mixed up with your heart Just look at the logic why you and not them Why should you do more than your share? You could do the lot and then some as well But believe me there’s none that would care Your good turns and efforts are easy forgot There are many more suckers than you So when you are worn out broke and down They will leave you and move on to “The New” I learned from dogs I don’t understand why If you beat them they come back for more Just the same if you treat them kindness and all So I wondered what just is the score Life is too short to live it for all While some will take all of the wealth So live for yourself and not one and all Just make the best use of your health |
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