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Lackadaisically Half-hearted (Or, we didn't fix the problem, but we didn't do it, with a smile.)

February 11, 2011
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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We did some stuff,
We did some stuff,
We did some stuff,
And that's enough

We fixed a hole,
Stuffed a mole
Inside
He'll probably get out,
Oops,
He just died
But that's enough

We did some stuff,
We did some stuff,
We did some stuff,
And that's enough

© Patrick B., Stony Brook, NY

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Something I just came up with to express my feelings about the world.
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IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 11:11 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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It is my pleasure to accept this kindly given award, Raven, I thank you.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 10:26 am
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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It is my pleasure to tell you, Stargirl, that you have just won the best-title-of-the-half-mad-poets-of-the-year-award, and your prize will come in the mail by sundown.

Something about these incredibly simple lines is very stirring to me, but I can't quite put my finger on it. But it's quite reassuring, like when a stranger approached me on the streets of Atlanta one day, patted my shoulder and said "It's all good." Or a prayer I know that says "what's done is done. What's not done is not done. Let it be." Beautiful philosophy, I must say.

Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 8:00 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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             merci
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 11:47 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thankee kindly <Bows> I say the very same of you.
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 1:01 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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i do love yo my dear. you are very awesome and inspirational my dear.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 5:59 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thank you :) I'll be sure to.
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 7 2011 at 8:48 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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U R welcome. :) 
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 7 2011 at 7:41 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I'm glad you do :) Thanks for the comment.
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 7 2011 at 6:39 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I really, really understand and like this poem. :)