Long Look on the bright side Poems

I’m sure of it – we’ll do good enough in the long run
Let the crazy, busy, and sunny day begin and I welcome the sun
Do you welcome the sun?
You’re a lot of fun 
Let’s run...

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I was driving to Utah, because I had gotten a promotion;
And chose the scenic route, so as to put things in motion.

I had been traveling from Los Angeles, to Salt Lake City;
And the scenery along...

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Remember what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Don't stop believing in the strength that lies inside,
get up, stand up until you can stand no longer.
You gotta be strong against the fools who misguide.

Don't stop believing...

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(Alternately titled always look on the bright side of life)

Armageddon wold be a morbidly amazing, 
   concluding (reign of Homo Sapiens)
   fascinating albeit simultaneously catastrophic boon
dog gull to accompany 

 ...

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blowing balloons signaling 158 years since Appomattox
(Alternately titled always look on the bright side of life)

Armageddon would be morbidly amazing,
   concluding (reign of Homo Sapiens)
   fascinating albeit simultaneously catastrophic boon
dog gull...

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Sad strange little man,
You should, no wait you have to ditch the bar
That's on your to do list 7 days of the week
Cuz you start to think you're unique using you're technique
But really you're just...

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After experiencing a wonderful production of Spamalot…it reminded me to always find a way
no matter what life throws at me…to look on the bright side…every day.

It’s not that I haven’t experienced tragedy or loss…
that there...

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It is now that time of year again when people start feeling festive
Kids write lists of pricey toys making parents feel apprehensive
Computer games and the latest phones, usually top their list
Enticing adverts on tea time...

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Cold Rain - part 2
Written by JapnoorR 
(AKA Jenny)

Kids are playing in puddles, as raindrops race each other. People walk by with umbrellas, red, blue, and black. Why ignore such a wonderful sight? Why not...

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Author's note: After recently reading Elizabeth McCann's piece "Life and Everything", I was reminded of this piece that I put together some years ago. These are some "catchphrases" that I have encountered on my journey...

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7:00AM and time is slipping
Hurry to work before boss starts flipping
Brush your teeth, and wash your face 
On the way out, make sure to miss a shoelace 


7:15AM and time is slipping
Run to the car...

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Carpe Diem, seize the day
Live by the rules of the game you play
The world is your oyster, enjoy the ride
When the going gets tough, look on the bright side
Silence is golden, take that to the...

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I'm not going into work today
I'm taking a day off to rest,
I've been feeling under the weather of late
and really not up to my best.
I've taken some of my holiday
I didn't want to go sick,
As...

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So Hey out there!   Yes You!  
 You with that day to day job, that day to day life and those hidden fears of Death, Failure, Sex,or whatever 
(Whatevers can catch you...

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God is dead ...

	but I’m here for an argument

that will cost you 30 pieces of silver

	he paid for it already

that was a loan

	let’s turn the table

	will you throw in Mary for free

she’s not for sale

	but...

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« Fools are my theme and satire is my song. »
                   George Gordon, Lord Byron
I
Donald Trump is an ignorant...

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When life gives you lemons you can make lemonade
You seem pretty happy with the choices you've made
You think that life is a simple cup of tea?
Well tell me this, do you see what I see?

I...

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Love does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth
words taken from the bible that fires an arrow deep

We are living now in a world where people have departed from God 
tolerance is needed...

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Life is full of incidents,
That no-one can predict,
Some are nice and pleasant,
While with others you feel kicked.
But no matter what befalls you,
You have to make the most,
Cos if you don’t it’s you that suffers,
You that...

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The-lit-wick-burnt-quick
I am the dipped stick
People are always referencing to

For two reasons:
One, is that I held on too long
Two, is because all but two fingers are gone

Lets look on the bright side, shall we...
I was a...

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Everything I once had in mind has vanished and was replaced with new thoughts instead - I turned into someone stronger, I belong, I'm not alone, and I'm a success from the start...graze in your...

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Some insane person is planning a conspiracy
against us to weaken our bond of friendship,
and this malicious person is attacking us
with vulgar and unsound comments, 
which aren't as ironic as he thinks;
let us all give the...

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If you can keep the Faith,
When everything looks dark,
If you can look on the bright side,
When you seem to have missed the mark,
If you can hold your head high and smile,
When your heart tells you...

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"If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing!" 
-Always Look On the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle, from Monty Python

Words that come to mind...

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I believe in the sun,
After it will rain.
I believe in having fun,
But also using your brain.

I believe a laugh here and there,
Won’t hurt a person or two.
I believe in being fair,
And doing the best you...

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