{-Private-} Not wanting to sing the blues; My soul is screaming them, And won't stop. Others say "How are you?" And I cry. Not wanting to, but my spirit is warped from what will hopefully cure my body. "I am a man of constant sorrow" Is what my spirit says. But is has no truth For I am truly well. I may die Younger than I would have, But I have lived well, And long enough, To do as I wished. How many can say that? I was never first in the race, But I was first in my own effort. And what more can be given? Or gained, than that? I had fun on the way, And how many would like to have that? I have left good behind me. How many more wish to Claim this, than earn it? A toss of the coin is what I get this year. Heads, I win - a few more years. Tails, and I make the best Of a bad situation. Sometimes you're lucky, Sometimes you're not. Either way, I will Have a chance to race again. At least once. -- Spoking <^> _|_
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{-Private-} Not wanting to sing the blues; My soul is screaming them, And won't stop. Others say "How are you?" And I cry. Not wanting to, but my spirit is warped from what will hopefully cure my body. "I am a man of constant sorrow" Is what my spirit says. But is has no truth For I am truly well. I may die Younger than I would have, But I have lived well, And long enough, To do as I wished. How many can say that? I was never first in the race, But I was first in my own effort. And what more can be given? Or gained, than that? I had fun on the way, And how many would like to have that? I have left good behind me. How many more wish to Claim this, than earn it? A toss of the coin is what I get this year. Heads, I win - a few more years. Tails, and I make the best Of a bad situation. Sometimes you're lucky, Sometimes you're not. Either way, I will Have a chance to race again. At least once. -- Spoking <^> _|_
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A toss of the coin is what I get this year. Heads, I win - a few more years. Tails, and I make the best Of a bad situation. Sometimes you're lucky, Sometimes you're not. Either way, I will Have a chance to race again. At least once.
You've reminded us of what's important, and what's trivial, petty razmatazz.
Being a noisy Usenet-ist is easy. Being a *right* human bean is Success. You've already scored a major triumph.
Thank you for the comments. I wrote for my own peace of mind, and when I went back to it, it still said what I had wanted to in some small way. Somehow I just felt like sharing it.
Thanks, all.
Tom Keats posted...
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Spoking <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2002 8:57:10 PM
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A toss of the coin is what I get this year. Heads, I win - a few more years. Tails, and I make the best Of a bad situation. Sometimes you're lucky, Sometimes you're not. Either way, I will Have a chance to race again. At least once.
You've reminded us of what's important, and what's trivial, petty razmatazz.
Being a noisy Usenet-ist is easy. Being a *right* human bean is Success. You've already scored a major triumph.
