No.198

WISE MEN SAY

A lonesome man on a rainy day is one who does not know how to read.
(Anon)

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THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS

Stivan Beach on Cres Island, Croatia

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POETRY FOR PLEASURE

It Couldn't Be Done
by Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959)

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn't, but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that -
At least no one ever has done it."
But he took off his coat and took off his hat
And the first thing he knew he'd begun it.

With the lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle right in with a bit of a grin,
Then take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll do it.

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JOHN’S GALLERY

A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society
by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873)

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I chanced to pass a window
While walking through a mall
With nothing much upon my mind,
Quite blank as I recall.
I noticed in that window
A cranky-faced old man,
And why he looked so cranky
I didn't understand.
Just why he looked at ME that way
Was more than I could see
Until I came to realize
That cranky man was ME!

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A QUOTE FOR 80 PLUS

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
(Francis Bacon)

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