Excellent sentiment in your wordsmithery!
Needs sharing widely!
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| Author: | LegoStan [ Wed May 18, 2011 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
"It's raining, it's pouring!" "Public transport is late!" "The TV is boring!" "This food's out of date!" "A bit cold, these fries!" "Broadband is down!" "No jeans in my size!" "Too busy in town!" "My team lost again!" "Booze prices are rising!" "This traffic's insane!" "Too much advertising!" How do we cope When life's such a chore? We just have to hope That's there's something more! Or... Perhaps we're just too blind to see How good life is for 'you and me'. We've lost touch with the REAL world Our grasp of what counts has unfurled. Whilst we sit here and type these rhymes Forgetful of more trying times A person in a 'third world' nation Is slowly dying of starvation. He hasn't any running water. He's going to have to sell his daughter. She watched as 'soldiers' raped her mother, And shot her little baby brother. He sifts through rubbish every day, For very, very little pay. His future's bleak but still he tries To do his best, no tears he cries. They live in fear all day long The language that they speak is wrong. The god they love will get them killed. If they fight back, blood will be spilled. He's eight years old, he holds a gun He's trained to shoot at anyone Who's not on his side of the line He'll be lucky to see nine. So... Exactly how bad is your deal? Is it so bad that you feel The need to moan and whinge all day Just because the sky is grey? Sure, it's "relative" but still Your life is good. I hope you will Take one step back so you can see Just how bad your life COULD be! |
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| Author: | Nydas [ Wed May 18, 2011 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Excellent sentiment in your wordsmithery! Needs sharing widely!
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| Author: | LegoStan [ Wed May 18, 2011 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Extremely kind of you, Nydas! Thank you. 
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| Author: | Tanza [ Wed May 18, 2011 11:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Indeed Nydas...humility is our only hope, especially when humanity lets us down so very often. |
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| Author: | LegoStan [ Thu May 19, 2011 12:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Molto grazie, Don1ione! Any feedback is appreciated but positive is best of course.
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| Author: | HogstanceBilgecrack [ Thu May 19, 2011 1:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Ah Leggy, just as I remember you, a skilled bard and travelling wordsmith. When I've got my head buried in a radiigan pie, and mostly spend my time drinking ale and belching the Grimney National Anthem, you are out their quill in hand, writing as fine as you always did. |
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| Author: | LegoStan [ Thu May 19, 2011 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The grass on the flipside of the coin. |
Hah! Yes, I remember your extraordinary talent for belching pretty much any old tune but the National Anthem was always my favourite. The way it fills the air with the fine aroma of radigan pie and ale is truly something to behold! As for my skilled quillery, you're far too kind...but that's what friends are for! |
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