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‘Tis better to do Than to wait and decide Or else opportunities Might be denied. To hem and to haw And remain on the brink Gives the pool of cool choices The option to shrink. So get off your tush Quick as age will allow. The future that’s waiting Depends on the now.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024




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Date: 4/3/2024 3:41:00 PM
Brilliant advice, Ilene. I’d like to say it’s a mantra I live by… I’d like to but it just might be a little less than true ;-)
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Date: 4/3/2024 11:38:00 AM
Your lovely lines make me think of 'make hay while the sun shines Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 4/2/2024 9:42:00 PM
Ot everyone is good at making decisions. You made the right decision in writing this poem. I like its good advice.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 4/3/2024 2:10:00 AM
Thanks, Hilda! Wish I could follow it more often!
Date: 4/2/2024 9:20:00 PM
Ilene, this is a delightful poem~~says so much in so few words! Janice
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 4/3/2024 2:11:00 AM
Thank you, Janice! Much appreciated…
Date: 4/2/2024 8:10:00 PM
To do or 'to be?' When presented with this choice, someone we know threaded the needle this way: Do-be-do-be-do... As for me, I'm with you all the way. ~ Young Brown Eyes
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 4/3/2024 2:11:00 AM
Thanks for dropping by, Gershon! Always a pleasure to hear from you…
Date: 4/2/2024 5:47:00 PM
Ilene, this is so direct and so true. You took the saying, "Strike while the iron is hot" and made a beautiful poem. You are making me smile right now and I didn't want to wait to tell you!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 4/3/2024 2:13:00 AM
Thank you for that lovely comment, Duke! It made me smile right back…

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