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What One Does When They Do
When one falls down again and again Getting back up is an important start But it’s what one does when they do That’s a better measure of their heart! –Russ Towne
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Courage, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged falling down, getting up, heart, poem, poetry, spirit
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Gossip Machines
I try not to feed Gossip Machines As they are often Untrue and mean I can’t say I never fed them Because that would be untrue In my weaker moments I gossiped Though I now work hard not to Gossip … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Communicating, Kindness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Poetry I Wrote, Truth
Tagged cruel, gossip, helpful, kind, machine, mean, poem, poetry, true
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The Herd
In the piece below I was able to combine two of my favorite passions, investing and poetry. Russ The Herd Following the herd has kept people alive For many thousands of years. But they tend to forget in investing That … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Observations, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged herd, investing, poem, poetry, sheared
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Guilty
“You have the heart of a poet” I was told for the longest time But I only recently began to write And became guilty of the rhyming crime. –Russ Towne
It Does
My eyes don’t always get it right And even my heart is sometimes wrong about love So now I trust my spirit more than my heart or sight Because when I don’t know the answers To life’s toughest questions It … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Choices, Love, Poetry I Wrote, Spirit
Tagged eyes, heart, life's, Love, poetry, questions, right, Russ Towne, sight, spirit, toughest, Trust, wrong
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Truth Beckons
Dare I heed its call? I’ve fought it for so long Did all I could to stall But I see now I was wrong But when bigotry was all I knew It was safer with my own kind So I … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Breakthroughs, Courage, Freedom, Growth/Learning, Poetry I Wrote, Suffering, Truth
Tagged beauty, breakthroughs, courage, freedom, growth, healing, poem, poems, poetry, suffering, truth
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What Do You Say?
This morning I received a wonderful gift from a dear reader and gifted friend whom I’ve never met. Thank you, Meg. This one is for you: What Do You Say? What do you say When someone does something so kind … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Gifts, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged breath, Friend, gift, kind, Meg, poem, poetry, thank you, words
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Naturally
All those who love nature Probably also love their lives For nature is full of life And happy lives are full of love. –Russ Towne
The Wait
Light can be too bright It can even hurt our eyes And make us blind If too much shines at one time Perhaps truth and wisdom Are like light’s rays We take in what we can But the rest must … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Patience & Persistence, Poetry I Wrote, Truth, Wisdom
Tagged blind, bright, days, light, poem, poetry, rest, shine, time, truth, wait, ways, wisdom
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Wants and Needs
What people want and people need Are often very different things indeed! –Russ Towne Dear friends: As a writer I sometimes get the nagging feeling that something I’ve just written and think of as my own creation might actually be … Continue reading
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