Four thoughtful lines from Rudyard’s pen
Are still so fresh and new
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew)
Their names are what and why and when
And how and where and who
What lies in wait as lives unfold
One simply cannot tell
Why worry what the futures hold
It’s not a magic spell
When to push forward and be bold
Or just ponder and dwell
How to learn from lessons of old
But myths one must dispel
Where to find those moments of gold
Avoiding living hell
Who to rely on manyfold
Not those of just a shell
Addressing these pillars of life
Is a hard thing to do
It helps tackle troubles and strife
So positives ensue
Quote from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “I Keep Six Honest Serving Men” from ‘Just So Stories’, 1902.
What good is wisdom without wealth,
And you can't grant me a good health,
Of what good is any talent or kindness
to showcase them sans some richness?
Agreed, you can grant me three wishes
but you wouldn't know what one misses,
Oh pray, I don't want to sound malicious,
You know not how someone is ambitious.
May heaven augment manyfold your blisses
Kevin, if you grant this humble poet's wishes,
A three-in-one wish that I dare you not in jest...
Place me on top of everyone in this contest!
~10/24/18
~Three Wishes contest
Sponsor: Kevin Shaw
Every single moments,
Lots of ideas are born in our brains
Some are stupid- some are brilliants.
We need an extraordinary idea,
What can change our mental phobia
For finding idea we don't need any criteria.
We are desparate to change our world,
We need to think about that manyfold
For finding better solution we can't hold.
Just an idea we need,
If we could find out that can work as creed
We know it's a very tough job indeed.
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