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Strong Is the Man Who Lasts

A Strong man has a heart that beats three times as fast, with half the effort He wilds his way through all the weeds And has hearses trying to drag his will this way and that Tied to a crown, he unlaces it And speaks in inimitable unmysteries He will go, when he will go, and he will stay, when he will stay His optimism is indefatigable And his will… is his own God alone could sink him he says, (and I think he knows this) But God sank the Titanic, you know! A Strong Man With Heart Is Altogether, better!

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Date: 3/10/2019 2:42:00 PM
Congratulations Andrew: I like your closing line. SuZ
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Date: 3/5/2019 4:10:00 PM
back with congratulations Andrew! Glad to see this poem honored :)
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 3/5/2019 6:28:00 PM
You're so nice! Thank you very much!
Date: 3/4/2019 6:27:00 AM
Congratulations for your win :)
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 3/5/2019 6:27:00 PM
A Heartfelt Thank You!
Date: 2/9/2019 5:49:00 PM
This line: "and speaks in inimitable unmysteries" is genius.
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 2/10/2019 12:05:00 AM
Thanks! No-one can truly do 'it' the way he does 'it'!

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