My Life

My life has been varied and long at many things I failed. Aged seven I wanted to be a train driver but that idea was soon derailed. I trained to be an Olympic athlete came last in every race I studied to be a lawyer and lost my every single case I left my job as a crane driver on the day I was hired My stint as a Gigolo left a lot to be desired. I applied to be a hotel porter but was told there was no room and my time as a concert pianist was distinctly out of tune. So I became a writer and dream my time away I can be who or where I want whilst staying in bed all day.
Ken Duddle

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 7/7/2012 10:28:00 PM
Ken, congratulations In Joe's contest. Nice to see this contest finally up ;-) Good night PD
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Date: 7/6/2012 10:42:00 AM
Don't forget to dream big! Excellent write....congrats!
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Date: 7/4/2012 12:25:00 PM
Congrats Ken on your wonderful win! You picked an excellent profession. Keep dreaming! Love and Blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 7/3/2012 1:08:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in the "I Just Can't Win" contest Ken. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/3/2012 12:55:00 PM
Love this! enjoyed the rhyme and flow. Well done and Congrats! *smiles* Tanya
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Date: 7/3/2012 3:50:00 AM
I love it! I love your play of words...'train driver-derailed' ...'hotel porter-no room'...It really puts fun on an otherwise serious poem. Congrats!
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Date: 7/3/2012 1:32:00 AM
Ken, congrats on your win..David
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Date: 7/2/2012 8:17:00 PM
Congrats, Ken. Excellent. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 7/2/2012 5:20:00 PM
Well you have certainly figured out the answer to not winning. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 7/2/2012 4:57:00 PM
Excellent Ken! I really enjoyed this poem. Congratulations on your win ...Samia
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Date: 5/27/2012 7:34:00 AM
Nice Poem
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Date: 4/29/2012 4:35:00 PM
Sorry Ken I validated before I added on my name TLee
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Date: 4/29/2012 4:31:00 PM
Oh if only that were true. A fun read that I very much enjoyed.
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Date: 4/27/2012 5:25:00 PM
We have many opportunities in our lives to realise our fullest potential... some fail, but many succeed. It sounds like you have finally succeeded! Well done, Ken!! Best wishes, Keith
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Ken Duddle
Date: 4/28/2012 4:47:00 PM
Very little of it is true. Especially the gigolo part :) ATM being unemployed I am able to stop in bed all day if I choose.
Date: 4/24/2012 4:32:00 PM
Pillow write or pillow rite??? Terry
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Date: 4/24/2012 3:50:00 PM
Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. Thank you so much.
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