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  1. 10-01-2010 02:57 PM #1
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    This is a poem that I was inspired to create during a long walk today:

    "Lonely Roster"

    Lonely Rooster,
    Why do you walk in the field,
    While your friends feed on the lawn?
    Why do you persist to think,
    When they are all long gone?
    Why do you long for the hen,
    That has clearly moved on?

    Lonely Rooster,
    You put up a good front,
    All "cock-a-doodle-do",
    But on the inside you're drowning,
    In the darkest shade of blue.

    Lonely Rooster,
    You gave it all you got,
    Just to taste the free range,
    Would you take it all back,
    To be safe in your cage?

    And Lonely Rooster,
    Keep these words in mind,
    As you throw in the towel,
    You may be a chicken in Paradise,
    But you will always only be fowl.

    :)
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  2. 10-01-2010 09:08 PM #2
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    There once was a young lord from Kent
    Whose dick was so long that it bent

    To save himself trouble
    he put it in double

    And instead of coming
    He went! :roll:
    When did you realize that you were a GOD? Well, one day I was praying and I found I was talking to myself...
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  3. 10-01-2010 09:18 PM #3
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    Was that about a "Little Red Rooster"?

    I've read it three times now, in case I've missed something. Is it supposed to be allegorical? What was your inspiration for this? IMHO, never give up your day job.

    I just noticed that Markit posted his reaction. Hard to beat...

    How about this one?

    Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
    To get poor Rover a bone
    When she bent over
    Rover jumped over
    'Cos Rover had a bone of his own

    ("Rover" could be a "rooster", I guess.)

    BTW...Do you live in an area with lots of cows and magic mushrooms?
    Or is this a veiled suicide note?

    :roll:
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  4. 10-01-2010 09:39 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyCool
    ...Do you live in an area with lots of cows and magic mushrooms?
    Or is this a veiled suicide note?
    :lol: :lol: :lol:
    Relax don't worry be happy...
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  5. 10-01-2010 09:51 PM #5
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    Skunksounds, keep on walking, keep on writing...
    >> Pee - Poo - Pie - Pea - Nuts <<

    And the whole question is: are we really supposed to shave the planet...?
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  6. 11-01-2010 01:56 AM #6
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    Default Re: Lonely Rooster

    Some more Bali humor:

    Mary had a little sheep,
    And with this sheep
    She went to sleep.
    The sheep turned out
    To be a ram
    And Mary had a little lamb!
    8)
    Keep on smiling.

    Daniel
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    "War is terrorism on a bigger budget."
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  7. 11-01-2010 01:36 PM #7
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    Miso- Thanks! I will (I happen to walk everywhere I go!).

    JohnnyCool- Not a veiled suicide note, and unfortunately I haven't found a plethora of magic mushrooms where I live. This poem is a culmination of things. It is mostly talking about my current situation right now. As the days progress, I find myself thinking more and more about home. And with this comes the thought that I want to go home more and more everyday. I was just exploring some of the reasons why I want to go home (the girl, the friends) and some of the reasons why I should not go home (the massive amounts of sacrafices I made to get here). And yes, it was inspired by an actual rooster that I saw on a walk. It wasn't red though, it was black.


    And this is my first attempt at poetry, so don't be too harsh! :cry:
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  8. 11-01-2010 10:27 PM #8
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    @skunksounds....

    I have no idea about your current situation, just remember as you've probably already have done...life is a long walk, changes are immenent, some for the better some for the worse, but if you're at the bottom..you can only go up.
    instead of thinking up reasons of why to go home....think of reason why to stay.
    I'm guessing that the original motivations of your move are still there, right? keep that in mind...hang in there.
    don't read between the lines..i think the words are clear enough...:)
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  9. 12-01-2010 12:31 PM #9
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    Skunksounds,

    The poem is a bit painful (sorry mate :oops: :) ) but the story is very interesting to read. It's something I've always wondered about, when considering my hopefully eventual move to Bali.

    Bali is certainly a great place to visit, but does the shine eventually wear off? Is it better in the long run to protect that 'magic' and just make the place a temporary home? It is possible to have too much of a good thing. It scares me to think that what excites me know might become mundane and routine in the future. Anyone have any thoughts on this??
    Quote: "I may have been wrong here", Markit, Balipod clown, Nov 2011
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  10. 12-01-2010 01:00 PM #10
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    Default Re: Lonely Rooster

    Came here few months later, my heart is homesick today, I want to take a home leavebe with my family for a couple of weeks, but somehow I wonnt turn back right now...

    Am I just going crazy fm the homesick result in that I cannt think straight :|
    Relax don't worry be happy...
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