The Storyteller

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Re: The Storyteller

Post by thestoryteller » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:27 pm

After 17 years of enjoying our bush poetry and ballads it's great to look back at the many ways we were involved and the many memories we have.

We thank all those who extended their friendship throughout those years.


http://users.tpg.com.au/thegrey/achieve.html
Some days your the pidgeon and other days the statue.

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Post by thestoryteller » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:12 am

Chris and I will be doing three shows at the Kootingal Bowls Club during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Hope you can join us for one of the shows.

For more info go to http://users.tpg.com.au/thegrey/Festival.htm

We also hope that 2012 has been mostly kind to you all and that 2013 will be even kinder. Take care.
Some days your the pidgeon and other days the statue.

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Re: The Storyteller

Post by thestoryteller » Wed Jun 15, 2016 2:53 pm

It's been an interesting journey over the years and we enjoyed meeting many like minded poets and the public who supported us as well.

The link covers some of our achievements through the years. We see them as some sort of feedback
from our Peers for the effort we put into sharing this art form with the public.

http://users.tpg.com.au/thegrey/achieve.html

I've always appreciated the wisdom of the words in Desiderata.

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.


Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.


Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.


Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.


You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.


Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.


With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.


Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
Some days your the pidgeon and other days the statue.

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