Advice - From Me Now To Me Then

In two years’ time when you can vote
And play the lottery,
The winning numbers for that game
Are nineteen, twenty-three…

I wouldn’t bother dating Jo:
You’ll find she’s got a name;
And when her belly starts to rise,
Of course you’ll get the blame.

Ah, what's the point? You’ll make mistakes;
I won’t change history:
As if I did, you then could end,
A worse off older me.

12/12/12 for David’s Hello/Goodbye contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 2/15/2013 10:33:00 AM
Wow! I've missed reading so many of your winning poems. Congratulations! Great job, Jack! Annalise
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Date: 1/8/2013 4:22:00 PM
Hi Jack, it is nice to stop by your winning poem... A nice way to settle the score... better goodbye and then hello.... always enjoying your poetry and friend ship... your little friend without a pen PD...
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Date: 1/8/2013 10:24:00 AM
Congrats on your 1st place win!!!! // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/7/2013 8:39:00 PM
Just awesome the wit in this futuristic write...great advice--way after the fact! mail for ya. ps....congrats on your gold medal!
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Date: 1/5/2013 4:04:00 AM
Congratulations friend Jack on your win!! have a nice day! Hugs, maria
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Date: 1/4/2013 3:01:00 PM
Congrad's on your winning write. Light & Love
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Date: 1/2/2013 7:39:00 PM
Congratulations on your big win, Jack. Great advice to your younger self. Love, Joyce
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Date: 1/2/2013 2:20:00 PM
If only we could put an old head on young shoulders. It's so hard to be young and find what we do affects us the rest of our lives. Loved the wisdom in this Jack! L)
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Date: 1/2/2013 8:31:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning poem.
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Date: 1/2/2013 3:33:00 AM
Congrats on this awesome win!Happy New Year to you too.
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Date: 1/1/2013 4:05:00 PM
great write and you/ it won,,,, a little gloomy though. Here's to a good New Year ;}
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Date: 1/1/2013 2:51:00 PM
Splendid!Wonderful piece,Jack....Congratulations on your win....Kudos to you,friend...
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Date: 1/1/2013 12:15:00 PM
Congratulations! Wishing you a Happy New Year!
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Date: 1/1/2013 7:32:00 AM
My hearty congratulations on your super win and great write my poet friend, Jack! Happy New Year, too!
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Date: 12/31/2012 8:06:00 PM
Yours was fantastic and you could also put some NEW advice into this one now, if you get my drift. Congrats on the list. I think nearly everyone who entered got a win! Forgot to mention in Hotmail, I hope you will post that poem you told me about. You might as well. Writing is good for the soul. Happy New year, my friend. I will get back to soup in the morning.
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Date: 12/31/2012 5:16:00 PM
good one Jack, Happy New Years and Congrats on win.
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Date: 12/31/2012 4:24:00 PM
Jack congrats on your win, you really should have given all the numbers you know, hope your new year is a happy one....David
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Date: 12/31/2012 2:47:00 PM
congrats on a great entry! happy new year, too!
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Date: 12/31/2012 2:12:00 PM
Big congrats Jack and all the best for the new year xx
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Date: 12/25/2012 10:55:00 AM
Great piem Jack...Seren
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Date: 12/25/2012 10:56:00 AM
Poem*. Sorry typo with ipad grrrrr
Date: 12/22/2012 5:23:00 PM
Enjoyed your poem. soup mail
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Date: 12/21/2012 11:45:00 AM
A brilliant write on the contest theme here Jack!!Best wishes to you.
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Date: 12/20/2012 4:57:00 AM
hey Jack great stuff ..this is Ron. my wife is in hospital till Christmas Eve. see blog I did on her condition. tried to find you among her many poets comments but sorry time limits me .. too much happening for sure man. nice holidays to tou and family. thanks Ron
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Date: 12/18/2012 3:49:00 PM
A crystal ball into the past to see it all again. To avoid the fall and make it last would really be quite Zen. Fun one jack. May this Christmas be all you ever told yourself it would be. :)
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Date: 12/18/2012 11:44:00 AM
Enjoyed this advisory tale Jack, my Thoughts are be carefull; whichever End of the road you're at, pleased to Read today.."
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