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16-10-2013, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert Junior ->
I'll just have to ask Bill who he is referring too. Or perhaps not.
Eccles was a character in the Goon show on radio in the 50s as was Neddy Seagoon. I also thought she took her name from the character's description on Google rather than the Eccles cake or town in Lancs. Don't worry about it BobbyBoy.
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16-10-2013, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Pats CG ->
I asked him yesterday why he was having a go at Joe, when Joe hadn't even been on the thread - he replied, because he was annoyed with him ....
Who can figure such a great mind ....
Doesn't surprise me as my name keeps cropping up too and I haven't posted any poetry anywhere, confession time poetry bores me to tears but I wouldn't stop anyone else enjoying the threads.
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17-10-2013, 03:45 PM
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The cat sat on the mat,
the dog killed the cat,
The dog began to cry,
so the owner made the
dog blind in both eyes.
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17-10-2013, 03:47 PM
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Heres one of a similar theme,


When I Say…”I am a Christian”


When I say…”I am a Christian”
I’m not shouting “I am saved”
I’m whispering “I get lost!”
“That is why I chose this way.”

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I don’t speak of this with pride.
I’m confessing that I stumble
and need someone to be my guide.

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I’m not trying to be strong.
I’m professing that I’m weak
and pray for strength to carry on.

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I’m not bragging of success.
I’m admitting I have failed
and cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I’m not claiming to be perfect,
my flaws are too visible
but God believes I’m worth it.

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
which is why I seek His name.

When I say…”I am a Christian”
I do not wish to judge.
I have no authority.
I only know I’m loved.

Used by permission
copyright 1988 Carol Wimmer


Pretty good that,followed the rules,more than 4 lines,
good thread! Great
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17-10-2013, 03:50 PM
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And another,Eccles showed me how to post like this
its great,


June 1
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up-hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Anonymous

June 2
I have hoped, I have planned, I have striven,
To the will I have added the deed;
The best that was in me I've given,
I have prayed, but the Gods would not heed.

I have dared and reached only disaster,
I have battled and broken my lance;
I am bruised by a pitiless master
That the weak and the timid call Chance.

I am old, I am bent, I am cheated
Of all that Youth urged me to win;
But name me not with the defeated,
To-morrow again, I begin.

S. E. Kiser
June 3
The proudest motto for the young!
Write it in lines of gold
Upon thy heart, and in thy mind
The stirring words enfold;

And in misfortunes dreary hour,
Or fortunes prosperous gale,
'Twill have a holy, cheering power...
"There's no such word as fail."

Anonymous
June 4
Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
And with it many a good purpose dies.
It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
And robs us of courage we need through the day:
It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning
And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

Can't is the father of feeble endeaver,
The parent of terror and half-hearted work;
It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,
And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.
It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,
It stifles in infancy many a plan;
It greets honest toiling with open derision
And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.

Can't is a word none should speak without blushing;
To utter it should be a symbol of shame;
Ambition and courage it daily is crushing;
It blights a man's purpose and shortens his aim.
Despise it with all of your hatred of error;
Refuse it the lodgment it seeks in your brain;
Arm against it as a creature of terror,
And all that you dream of you some day shall gain.

Can't is the word that is foe to ambition,
An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;
Its prey is forever the man with a mission
And bows but to courage and patience and skill.
Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,
For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man;
Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying
And answer this demon by saying: “I can.”


Top thread this,4 lines plus,excellent,good idea
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17-10-2013, 03:58 PM
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I love poetry,I had a similar thread,but its full of off topic stuff,so i seen this new poetry thread and thought i will post here,thanks!

Similar theme,to the thread rules,4 lines plus.


June 5
Okay, I know this technically isn't an encouragement poem. Oh well. I think it sums up what bootstrapping a business is all about.

You want success. Are you willing to pay the price for it?
How much discouragement can you stand?
How much bruising can you take?

How long can you hang on in the face of obstacles?
Have you the grit to try to do what others failed to do?
Have you the nerve to attempt things that the average person would never dream of tackling?

Have you the persistence to keep on trying after repeated failures?
Can you cut out luxuries and do without things that others consider necessities?
Can you go up against skepticism, ridicule, friendly advice to quit, without flinching?

Can you keep your mind steadily on the single object you are pursuing, resisting all temptations to divide your attention?
Are you strong on the finish as well as quick on the start?
Success is sold in the open market. You can buy it- anyone can buy it who is willing to pay the price.

From the 1932 book, Three Tony's Scrap Books, by Tony Won
June 6
'Tis not by wishing that we gain the prize,
Nor yet by ruing,
But from our falling, learning to rise,
And tireless doing.

The idols broken, nor our tears and sighs,
May yet restore them.
Regret is only for fools; the wise
Look but before them.

Nor ever yet Success was wooed with tears;
To notes of gladness
Alone the fickle goddess turns her ears,
She hears not sadness.

Look not behind the: there is only dust
And vain regretting.
The lost tide ebbs; in the next flood thou must
Learn, by forgetting.

For the lost chances be ye not distressed
To endless weeping;
Be not the thrush that o'er the empty nest
Is vigil keeping.

But in new efforts our regrets today
To stillness whiling
Let us in some pure purpose find the way
To future smiling.

James W. Foley
June 7
In an old city by the storied shores
Where the bright summit of Olympus soars
,A cryptic statue mounted towards the light-
Heel-winged, tip-toed and poised for instant flight.

“O statue, tell your name,” a traveler cried,
And solemnly the marble lips replied;
“Men call me Opportunity: I lift
My winged feet from earth to show how swift
My flight, how short my stay-
How Fate is ever waiting on the way.”

“But why that tossing ringlet on your brow?”
“That men may seize me any moment” Now,
NOW is my other name: to-day my date:
O traveler, to-morrow is too late!”

Edwin Markham
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17-10-2013, 04:15 PM
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I know you appeciate long poems Pats CG,I have another but its late here,I will do it tommorrow,132 verses! Only cos you like long poems mate!

Quote:
[Pats CG
Yea .....
You got the length about right .....] Unquote


Cheers Billy
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05-10-2019, 10:29 PM
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Six years have elapsed
Some members have collapsed
Where is Billy?
Would he go, Willy Nilly
The right time, the right place
Maybe a decision, to save grace?
Or found his mortal coil
Or lunged with extended foil
Or found the motivation lack
At risk of stabbed in back
Guess we'll never know
Just keep on reaping what you sow
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06-10-2019, 08:12 PM
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Talk about a blast from the past!
Nice one Spitty.

The dead arose in the shape of a thread
Just when we thought it was gone to bed
A lot of water has gone under the bridge
Since we heard news of Billy from Kangaroo Ridge
We hope he’s safe and in the pink
Out in the bush shooting wild mink
Then out comes Spitty, shovel in hands
To dig up old threads, rusty pots and pans
It was a great thread, and such a pity
Sure Lazarus will never go cold, once we have Spitty.

To quote Dr. Victor Frankenstein “I’ve done it Igor! It’s alive! it’s alive!”
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06-10-2019, 08:26 PM
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Awwww, wish I'd been around the forum when Bill was, he was a great poet
 
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