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The Pill

One pill The pill to eliminate all other pills The fountain of youth in powder form Strong body mind and soul No more aches and pains Thinking crystal clear Virility Wisdom without limits of growing old Increased capacity for love You can see and reach any horizon Eternity is now yours The ones you love all pass away One Pill Why was there only one Pill? Russell Silvey's Pill of Life Contest

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Robin Davis

Date: 10/29/2013 8:47:00 AM

Richard This write is clever and unique. It would be great to only have to take one pill a day that takes care of every illness. Nice job Thanks for another insightful comment on my Devilish poem. My writes just come out of nowhere and onto paper.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 10/29/2013 10:06:00 AM

I know the feeling, I never know what will come out next.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/26/2013 2:05:00 PM

Richard, lol...only one pill..hopefully that one pill, comes with one bill... this is wishful thinking... i wish i had entered this contest. i'd invent my own pill, that would drive all insane... oh my! the thought... he he he.. love the good feeling that one day someone might think of this pill.. increasing all... , a nice winning poem..thank you for sharing..LINDA

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/25/2013 1:47:00 PM

That would be a great one if a person matured and learned from their mistakes..Enjoyed reading your winning work..Congrats..Sara

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 2/24/2013 10:17:00 AM

Many congratulations Richard xx

Carrie Richards

Date: 2/23/2013 8:39:00 PM

Wouldn't it be nice if there were only one pill to eliminate all the prescriptions that fill up the average medicine cabinet? If only wishes could come true! Clever poem and theme, Richard!

Joseph May

Date: 2/23/2013 5:34:00 PM

congrats on your win Richard

Adarsh Raj

Date: 2/23/2013 11:41:00 AM

I want to become a scientist. Your poem inspires me to do the right thing. A pill for all other pills.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 1/30/2013 9:54:00 AM

a blue pill :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/30/2013 2:11:00 PM

Clever Girl! :0)

Irfana Ali Bhat

Date: 1/30/2013 7:36:00 AM

i couldn't figure out anything for this contest....u did it amazingly well...:))

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/30/2013 8:12:00 AM

Thanks Irfana

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/30/2013 12:01:00 AM

you took this challenge and did so well with it. I did one and I don't like it. Trying to decide whether to even post the dumb thing or not. I love the cleverness of this, especially the question asked at the end.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 1/29/2013 9:37:00 PM

Wow! I love the way you lead up to the last line! What a finish! Once you wrote about our loved ones passing away...I thought.."who wants that?" and BAM..you hit the finish line! Great work! Good luck! I'm waiting for the results of Taken! Think you may have a winner there too!

Mehnaz Veetil

Date: 1/29/2013 7:18:00 PM

Another take with an elegantly easy stroke... Enjoyed, good luck in the contest...

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/29/2013 7:20:00 PM

Hi Mehnaz, I so enjoy your visits.

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 1/29/2013 7:05:00 PM

Be careful Richard, Big Pharma mak4s great promises but they don't talk about the side effects. You wouldn't want to live forev4r with tendrils growing out of your ears now would you. :) All the best in the contest.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/29/2013 7:18:00 PM

Thanks Rose, you are always so sweet to me, great for the ego.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/29/2013 7:16:00 PM

I like your sense of Humor Elizabeth. Thanks for commenting on my poem.

Elizabeth Wesley
Date: 1/29/2013 7:07:00 PM

Sorry for the double, it went below the next one and I didn't see it.

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 1/29/2013 7:03:00 PM

Be careful Richard, Big Pharma makes a lot of claims with their "pills" but check out the side effects! You wouldn't want to live forever with tendrils growing out of your ears! All the best in the contest! :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 1/29/2013 7:17:00 PM

If you go to out boxes you can change or delete messages you write in error. It's a handy tool to use.