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Passersby

You see them each and every day Some going home, just on there way You think one day you’ll stop and say Hello, but you just don’t. So, on they go, again, so surely by Though you may have given them the eye You want to stop and just say Hi But today again you won’t. Why is it that we scurry on our way, Never stopping to give the time of day? It wouldn’t hurt to surely say Good day To one going by So, next time you are rambling about Open your mouth and let it come out Maybe you can even shout Hello To the passersby.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 3/25/2011 11:22:00 AM
This reminds me of the following lines from one of the inscriptions that Walt Whitman wrote to his 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass: Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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Date: 3/22/2011 4:24:00 PM
I like this poem, it captures a simple impression well that most people come across: whats the hurry? If there's no time to soak in life and be friendly to it, what are we so busy doing and what do we hope to achieve going on in this way? But still any individual could break this trend if they really wanted to
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