Born To Greatness

One born to greatness is oft ill-fated
    His swift denouement unanticipated

  All the advantages repudiated
    ~ by his own dagger eviscerated
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Tor Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 1:26 PM
Wow Gershon, what I love about you is you can be funny and insightful and turn around and give us something so clever mixed with wisdom. Impressive my friend I will take either one. Send some of those smart pill seeds from your tree, I will pay for the postage lol...
Wolf Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 6:48 PM
Those smart pill seeds are on their way, Michael. The first batch is free, OK. lol. ~ DumbPill
Lawless Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 12:24 PM
perhaps if evolution had stopped at the spoon....just sayin'
Wolf Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 6:43 PM
Because evolution didn't stop, we now have the 'spork!' ~ U. Ten Sill
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August 10, 2022 at 8:23 AM
So true, gw. So true!
Wolf Avatar
August 10, 2022 at 6:35 PM
Thank you, Milt. Let us now un-eviscerate! :) gw
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