common ground

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Terry
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Re: common ground

Post by Terry » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:15 pm

G/day Matt,
The years have been turning a few too many pages for me mate.
Another well written and thought out poem Matt, I really enjoyed the read.

Terry

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Re: common ground

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:22 am

Goodonya Matt.
I must admit I do ask why or how.

For an experiment, I asked a young boy if he thought that it was possible that I had once been a little boy just like him...he said " No " :lol:

I like to remind young people that I was once what they are, they have never been what I am.
I know about being young, they don't know yet about being old.
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Re: common ground

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:33 am

Excellent Matt - thank you.

Very profound thought that Neville - interesting.

Cheers

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Re: common ground

Post by mummsie » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:44 am

Hi Matt,
I love this poem, very thought provoking, yes somedays its feels like the pages are fairly flicking, i'm not ready for the last chapter.
Cheers Sue
the door is always open, the kettles always on, my shoulders here to cry on, i'll not judge who's right or wrong.

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Re: common ground

Post by william williams » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:53 am

dam good Mate only thing is I ain't looking forward to the final chapter

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Re: common ground

Post by Bob Pacey » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:01 am

Got the last line set for my funeral Bill


"I told you bastards I was crook "

Just gotta write the rest of it.


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After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!

Hully

Re: common ground

Post by Hully » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:07 am

Beautiful, Excellent, Tops, Great.....More.

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Re: common ground

Post by william williams » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:45 am

Yeh I know Bob, :roll: Last week I was down at the quacks for a check up and he said to me
Come back and see me in a fortnight if your still around :cry: . You know Bill you being an old stockman and If I was a vet
( sometime I reckon he might be ) :lol: he made this strange statement you know if you were a horse I’d put you down but I ain’t a vet :o



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Re: common ground

Post by r.magnay » Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:47 pm

You have a way with words most of us can only wish for mate.
Ross

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Re: common ground

Post by manfredvijars » Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:22 pm

Love it Matt, just love it ... :)

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