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paxvobiscum #572597 30th Aug 2011 6:59pm
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If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Rudyard Kipling

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hiThe WHEELS on my train on the m.a.r railway layout go round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round all day long!.{ sorry yewgarth i must be bored}. happy

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This one is to be read at my funeral.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Dylan Thomas.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on that sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.


Carpe diem.
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Originally Posted by chriskay
This one is to be read at my funeral.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas.


This is mine Chris:

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Originally Posted by ludwigvan
What a great thread,a pleasure to read.


Can also suggest:
1)My favourite poem-too long to put on Wiki but beautiful version on You Tube read by Richard Burton- The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson

2) Gitanjali (Song Offerings) by Rabindranath Tagore-ISBN 0-333-42217-1

3) Rabindranath Tagore Selected Poems-ISBN978-0-14-018366-5

4) Derek Walcott Collected Poems 1948-1984 ISBN 0-571-16291-6

I have a great interest in poetry. Thanks for joining the thread. Have enjoyed the poems and seen a few new to me.

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Originally Posted by miketrain
hiThe WHEELS on my train on the m.a.r railway layout go round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round all day long!.{ sorry yewgarth i must be bored}. happy


the ticket office will be mine, will be mine, will be mine, The ticket office will be mine one day mike

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Sometime when you're feeling important;
Sometime when your ego 's in bloom;
Sometime when you take it for granted,
You're the best qualified in the room:
Sometime when you feel that your going,
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow these simple instructions,
And see how they humble your soul.

Take a bucket and fill it with water,
Put your hand in it up to the wrist,
Pull it out and the hole that's remaining,
Is a measure of how much you'll be missed.
You can splash all you wish when you enter,
You may stir up the water galore,
But stop, and you'll find that in no time,
It looks quite the same as before.

The moral of this quaint example,
Is to do just the best that you can,
Be proud of yourself but remember,
There's no indispensable man.


As sung so beautifully by Rob and Alan Fennah ...and is sadly so true

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I love reading the poems.

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As I awoke one morning
When all sweet things are born
A robin perched upon my sill
to greet the happy morn'
He looked so kind & gentle
And so sweetly did he sing
That thoughts of joy & happiness
Into my heart did spring
I smiled gently to myself
As I paused beside my bed
I slowly slid the window down
And crushed his feckin head!

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speicial K I have just splatterd my computor with coffee

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Sorry June wink

I learnt that poem 20yr ago & have never forgot it.

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I wont forget it either, very funny, wasn`t expecting the end bit though it did make me laugh ,Thanks for putting it on here I will tell a certain 11 year old this later she will like it too

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DO DOGS GO TO HEAVEN?
(Opus 4)

My little bully passed away, no more to breathe a sound.
I held him for the last time, then entombed him in the ground.
Day and night I wept so much, in tears I thought I'd drown.
I searched my soul for comfort, but no peace therein was found.

In great despair, I hit my knees and then began to pray.
"Father will I ever see, my dog again someday?"
I raised my eyes and saw an angel standing near a gate.
I sensed an inner peace I'd never felt before that day.

The angel smiled and said to me, "Oh man of little faith!
God sees every bird that falls; He knows your bully's fate.
I have met your little dog, I saw him pass my way.
Your precious dog is still alive; he just walked through this gate.

Paradise is lovelier than you can comprehend.
No pain or grief, no tears or fears, and life will have no end.
God gave to man His only Son, to cover all his sins.
So why would God withhold from you, your pure and loving friend?”

The angel took me by the hand and said, "Now come with me.
A glimpse of paradise I'll give, to you so you can see."
Through the gate and o'er the Rainbow Bridge we did proceed.
Through green valleys filled with flowers, rolling hills and trees.

“Wow, so this is paradise!” The place was filled with joy.
I saw my bully playing there, with dogs and cats and toys.
He also had some doggie treats, and food that he enjoyed.
He'd made a lot of new friends there, including girls and boys.

Then I saw a child come near, and hug my little mate.
She said to him, "I love you so," and kissed him on the face.
The angel said, "The child just crossed the Rainbow Bridge today.
Now she needs a little friend, to love and help her play.

God’s love for her would be enough, in that make no mistake.
But in His love, He knew full well, the child would want a mate.
This is why God called your dog unto this splendid place.
God’s entrusted her with him, ‘til you pass through the gate."

I pleaded, “May I hug them both?!” The angel answered, “No!
You’d violate a sacred site, and now it’s time to go.”
He led me back across the Bridge and through the gate to home.
He left me there with new-found hope and peace within my soul.

If someone ever asks what happens to a dog that dies,
Just give a gentle smile of joy and look them in the eye.
Take their hand and comfort them and tell them not to cry.
For dogs don’t die, they simply cross a bridge to paradise.

By Dan Atcheson (5/2/00)



Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle
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Aw Granny, we wiki members love you, you and miketrain and ann and all the rest love what threads you put on. welcome to wiki.

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Originally Posted by Tombraider
Aw Granny, we wiki members love you, you and miketrain and ann and all the rest love what threads you put on. welcome to wiki.


Bless you TR. You should be in bed at this time of night! I thought I was doing a sneeky one, a bit like the tooth fairies and bringing presents while you are in the land of Nod. Got that one wrong. You are very special and thanks. Night night.


Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle
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