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One Hundred Men

One hundred men aged 25 All with a glint in their eye All wanting to be a success So they thought they would give it a try When they reached their 65th year It became evidently clear Only 5 men made it Reached the grade A few had jobs, and were being paid The rest were living off the state And asked the question why? The five men looked back at them And this was their reply We had goals and inspiration We had courage and determination We used awareness, let our minds soar We had faith, to get out of bed for We never quit, and we never stopped We never doubted, we reached the top We had desire and did our best We used all our skills and nothing less And that's why we are, A GREAT SUCCESS!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/7/2009 10:29:00 AM
inspirational! Simone! well done! jimbo
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Date: 9/27/2009 2:39:00 PM
Golly, i hope i am one of the five, kool piece >> James
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Date: 9/21/2009 12:59:00 AM
nice
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Date: 9/20/2009 4:12:00 PM
Nicely done, Rhyme expressing some reasons for success. Keep writing. Sara
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