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The Archer Shape

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                               &~~~~~~~             x                  x
                               The  archer           x                       x
                              (stood  very          x                       xx
                                still by  the      x                          xx
                                   oceans        x                           xx
    edge His target was a buoy, tossed far ==================>
             from his ledge Aiming high against the sky he   xx
                        let his arrow go Ele-                             xx
                         ments unforgiving   x                          xx
                         bounced the buoy      x                       xx
                           to and fro The           x                      x
                           archer through             x                 x
                        experience had ad-             x            x
                      justed aim In account              x      x
                    the wind        and waves               x 
                  he aspired        to tame Al-             x
                 though the          arrow mis-
                   sed its                  mark,
                     it was                  quite                                         (\_/)
                close Few               could call                                      (-.-)
 that   chosen path               that he would         diagnose     In    (“)(“)
   life the ones who love you, can help form a plan About the wind and
     waves, and where you might land  What you might encounter I
         don't pretend to know But with a plan you just might land
                                 where you want to go!

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Hello There

Date: 9/24/2019 3:14:00 PM

Loved tihs illustration, and I, too, adore the little bunny :) It's all in the planning ~ without it, we won't get too far, I suppose... It helps to have loved ones to help guide and provide a soft place to land. Best to you, pat <3

Pat Adams
Date: 9/24/2019 6:27:00 PM

Thanks Hello. Life doesn't always go as planned but I believe we end up where we should!.......80)

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/27/2019 6:34:00 PM

G'day Pat … certainly very creative. Makes it hard to concentrate on your verse at first, but once in the swing of it, your poem reads a ripper - well done Pat - Lindsay

Pat Adams
Date: 1/27/2019 10:51:00 PM

Reads a ripper sounds...........ummm...pretty good I guess. OK, I guess that's a complement, so thank you very much Lindsay!........80)