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November 20, 2014 · 12:26 pm

Old Farmer’s Wisdom

Count your eggs before they hatch
‘Cause then you’re set to know
How long your farm can hold its own
If you need an egg to throw.

This isn’t common, but it’s not just me
Who takes joy in sobriety,
For when the laughter is all done
I want to remember how I had fun,

And in life’s most joyous times
Like reading books and writing rhymes
A fluid ounce of honesty
Will always beat a pint in me.

For what is it we must obscure
To resort to boozing as our cure?
Fear of being seen as us?
Why should such things cause a fuss?

So give up fear and give up lies
(It’s easier than you might surmise)
And live a life, joyful, true.
Live a life with sober you.

I was taught something handy from someone called “Dad”

That although it is nice to have fun,

If you want to have something that you’ve never had

Try something that you’ve never done.

If you want to get anywhere in this here world,

You’ve got to most truly desire it.

If something’s in your head that makes dreams come unfurled,

It’s prudent to go in and fire it.

And thus, amidst humor, on occasional times

It’s wisdom, not comedy, that comes forth from my rhymes