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AncientHippie
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since 2009-10-15

Posts 411
Surfing the Cosmic Flow

0 posted 2009-11-02 10:41 AM

I once thought with musing mind,
What if one should suddenly find
(I chuckle when I think of it!)
Oneself a snake, in a mongoose pit?
And would it not make people think,
And rave, and make a frightful stink,
Taking stock of their senses while they squirm,
If transformed into a worm?
Perhaps they'd not be so bigot
If changed into an ocelot.
Would they retain their hate and greed
As a patch of motley, brown seaweed?

     If rocks and trees and dogs,
     And elephants and hogs,
     And even a fallen leaf,
     Complain not of their grief,
     Then why should mortal man, as such,
     Make of so little, so damned much?

"We are stardust: we are golden: and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." --Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2009-11-02 11:13 AM

exactly! I'd like to give this to a few people I know.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

2 posted 2009-11-02 12:20 PM

I once saw a bumper sticker that said, "The louder you complain, the longer God lets you live." Maybe that's the prevailing thought." You do raise a good question.
Ida

AncientHippie
Member

since 2009-10-15

Posts 411
Surfing the Cosmic Flow

3 posted 2009-11-03 01:51 PM

PS and Marchm: Thank you. Your comments are always welcome.
Peace
Jim

"We are stardust: we are golden: and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." --Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"

playing.with.crayons
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since 2006-01-02

Posts 362
Neverland

4 posted 2009-11-04 01:25 AM

My dog is very vocal when he is not satisfied with our service! And our chooks, well they never shut up.

But its true. The number of times I've heard lately (exam period) "I'm going to die" "This is the worst" "Sucks to be me..." (you get the idea)...

well then trundle on out to the Amazon and see how you go bunking down with the pirahnas!

I really liked your write. Thanks a bunch!

AncientHippie
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since 2009-10-15

Posts 411
Surfing the Cosmic Flow

5 posted 2009-11-04 08:33 AM

Thank you, Crayons. Your comments are much appreciated.
Jim

"We are stardust: we are golden: and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." --Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

6 posted 2009-11-06 02:46 PM

Thank you. We live from day to day and what we choose to make of it is up to us not others. I need to read some pleasant thoughts to counter act the sad and negative we see and read about every day. I always love the song title.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

latearrival

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

7 posted 2009-11-06 03:48 PM

LOL, oh, for a magic wand!

AncientHippie
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since 2009-10-15

Posts 411
Surfing the Cosmic Flow

8 posted 2009-11-09 03:07 PM

The magic wand is not needed for some people, Midnitesun: they autotransform every time they open their mouths.
Cheers
Jim

"We are stardust: we are golden: and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." --Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"

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