yeah, it's hard to soar like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys. It's hard to battle your way upstream against all those turds flowing downhill. It's awful when you're the only rose in a patch of cabbages. It's hard to stand out when others are standing on you! I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, the reason why I cannot tell. This one thing alone I'm able to tell: I do not love thee, Dr. Fell.
Excelsior
The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!
His brow was sad; his eye beneath,
Flashed like a falchion from its sheath,
And like a silver clarion rung
The accents of that unknown tongue,
Excelsior!
In happy homes he saw the light
Of household fires gleam warm and bright;
Above, the spectral glaciers shone,
And from his lips escaped a groan,
Excelsior!
"Try not the Pass!" the old man said;
"Dark lowers the tempest overhead,
The roaring torrent is deep and wide!"
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Excelsior!
"O stay," the maiden said, "and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast!"
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
But still he answered, with a sigh,
Excelsior!
"Beware the pine tree's withered branch!
Beware the awful avalanche!"
This was the peasant's last Good-night,
A voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior!
At break of day, as heavenward
The pious monks of Saint Bernard
Uttered the oft-repeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air,
Excelsior!
A traveller, by the faithful hound,
Half-buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice
That banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!
There in the twilight cold and gray,
Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay,
And from the sky, serene and far,
A voice fell, like a falling star,
Excelsior!
I feel vindicated
by Junction-Guy 69 Replies latest jw friends
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Hortensia
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Priest73
why do we feed this monkey? Please remind me.
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LovesDubs
Junction just because you think people are talking about you behind your back...doesnt mean they arent. LOL
Seriously though...I found out it is OK to kick people out of your life who are like dementors and suck the JOY out of you whenever they are around. I found out I am NOT obliged even if they are relatives, to keep em around. Very freeing!
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junctions-wife
Dave, I hope this means that you are going to move on with your life and live it the way you seem fit. I think time away from everything would do you some good.
amanda
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sweetstuff
Tijkmo: most people suck... and rarely in a good way LMAO, I'm guessing Tijkmo is of the "spitters are quitters" club. Damn, no emots on firefox. Sheesh. Most people don't suck, until you get to know them really really well. :D
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watson
Hmmmm.
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sweetstuff
Now how did I know that would bring you outta the woodwork Watson? LOL
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watson
Snapped me right out of my "funk," girl. That's my "alpha" look.
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John Doe
I have no idea what you feel like JG, and seeing as how I don't want to know, I'll take your word for it.
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Black Sheep
Know that we know how to spot them, we have to practice ignoring them.
I haven't got it perfectly yet, but I am working on it.
Cheers
Chris