Oh lowly youth, how far you now seem gone
Now here I stand, the better part behind
And forward look to days not half as long
Now that years will take their toll on my mind
What hast thou done? How spent ye life's great gift?
Didst thou achieve the dreams that were in heart?
Are you well with family? Is there a rift?
Does thou have a lover? Did they depart?
Remember your sorrows, how did you feel?
When sadness took hold of your awesome soul
Remember your triumphs, for they are real!
That feeling of gladness to win a goal!
When at the end added up shall it weigh
More than or less than whatever said they
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Getting Serious About Comedy (Part I)
If I were asked to remark on my life and the childhood that paved some road leading me to this point, I would have to say something about all the funny people who surrounded me for the last 26,872 days (and counting). Somewhere along that road, I became a big fan of laughter and the comedy that spawns it – and, I mean not only my own laughter, but the laughter of others, some of which I have actually been responsible for inducing.
By John Oliver Smith4 days ago in Humor
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Another good one.