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May Love Forever Burn Brightly

Friendships are made, friendships are broken But the friendships here on the Soup Are as strong as any that have ever existed Unencumbered by outside influences They thrive in an atmosphere of a common language Which is love, compassion, and joy In the knowledge there are still loving souls out there Amid the turmoil that exists in the world Wars have been fought since the beginning of time They have always been part of the human condition This desire to be king of the hill Starts early on with childhood interaction Bullies trying to prove their superiority by strength But their strength is usually only physical There is also a strength of character Which the so called meek of the earth can possess That is stronger than physical strength Strength of character is the strength I describe Those that possess it often go on to great success If their fire within is allowed to burn brightly So let the friendships here on the Soup Burn brightly with the love of the written word The words in rhyme that communicate A love of our fellow inhabitants Of this wonderful site and this wonderful world We call Earth! © Jack Ellison 2014

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Date: 4/20/2014 2:10:00 PM
Lovely to see you back Jack - am missing my funny brother and long to see the sparkle back on here - not just you i find it all around me - still having loads of fun with Darren but work commitments keeping him away from writing. Hugs Jan Hope you like the pic - its of a 'cute bird' lol - also posted a bio xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 4/21/2014 7:29:00 AM
I suffer from eczema at times of stress - the only thing that I use is 'simple cream' as a moisturiser. If its really bad and I have to resort to steroid cream I have to wrap my foot in a plastic bag and sleep with it overnight (as per docs instructions) - should write a poem about it lol - Hugs for a speedy recovery Jan xxx
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Jack Ellison
Date: 4/21/2014 7:01:00 AM
Love your cute wee birdie!!! Read below what I wrote to Carol. Could scratch till the cows come home! So so happy you and Darren have connected. YEE HAW! The Dynamic Duo! Love you my dear sister! Big huggsies, Brother Jack XOXOX
Date: 4/20/2014 9:55:00 AM
We missed you. Dragon was beside himself! Now he's jumping with joy. HE thinks he is a STRONG character. Yea! Right! He thinks he has success! 'What comes next? Gee! Taking the kitty from the curtains would be nice, where you SCARED her! NO! You can't burn the curtains down!... Jack says Make love not War. Kitty is TOO important! I'll read you the fable 'The Lion and the Mouse'. No! He didn't squish the mouse! Sigh! Hope this is an up hill battle. More likely, he'll completely fly over the hill!
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Jack Ellison
Date: 4/21/2014 6:54:00 AM
I'm struggling but getting there. Developed some kind of a rash ALL over this amazing body of mine. Doctor didn't seem too concerned and prescribed pills and a cream. It's helping but it's a slow process. Could scratch forever but only makes it worse! Oh well, it's not life threatening... just damn well annoying! Loving hugs XOXOX

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