YOU SHOULD NEVER ENTERTAIN LEWD THOUGHTS

 

You should never entertain

Lewd thoughts, whatever you do

You should close your eyes

And let them entertain you

IT IS A SAD FACT OF LIFE THAT IF # 3

 

It is a sad fact of life that if

Times are going well

You have overlooked something

And it will all go to hell

IT IS A SAD FACT OF LIFE THAT IS # 2

 

It is a sad fact of life that is

Inherently unfair

If there are four ways

In which a thing can go wrong

A fifth way will occur

IT IS A SAD FACT OF LIFE THAT IS # 1

It is a sad fact of life that is

Something of a curse

Left to themselves things

Will go from bad to worse

IT IS A SAD FACT OF LIFE THAT IF # 2

 

It is a sad fact of life that if

There is a worse time, when

Something can go wrong

Of course it will happen then

IT IS A SAD FACT OF LIFE THAT IF # 1

 

It is a sad fact of life that if

Several things can go to cock,

The one to be befall you

Will cause the most shock

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SUBSTITUTION

 

There is absolutely no substitution

Or for that matter an easy solution

For a genuine lack of preparation

SOME OF US LEARN FROM

 

Some of us learn from

The mistakes of others

The rest of us are destined

To be the others

ONE OF LIFE’S UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

 

One of life’s universal truths

Is not really much of a surprise

But behind every great man

There’s a woman rolling her eyes

THERE IS A SIMPLE TRUTH IN LIFE

 

There is a simple truth in life

And it’s an honest admission

It is much easier to apologize

Than it is to ask permission

THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE

 

The grass is not greener on the other side

Of the fence, that’s what they tell me

But what if they’re wrong about that

And you never actually take a look and see

DOING WHAT YOU LIKE

 

Doing what you like

Does bring happiness for you

But the true source of joy

Is in liking what you do

TO MANY THE TIME ARRIVES

 

To many the time arrives

To take stock of their lives

But it’s nothing I condone

So, leave your livestock alone

PERCEPTION AND PERSPECTIVE

 

Perception and perspective

That’s life and all about it

Although I suppose it would

Depend on how you look at it

HOPE SITS PATIENTLY

 

Hope sits patiently

Upon its primordial throne

A reassuring constant,

In a sea of change

Always there

Available to all

Like a beacon in the dark

To lost souls at sea

Pure unremitting Hope

An unquenchable thirst

An unsatisfied yearning

An unscratchable itch

There for everyone

When all else fails

Hope waits for us all

Sitting patiently

Upon its primordial throne

Since time immemorial

And until the end of time

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS

 

When life gives you lemons

Making lemonade is the trick

When life gives you melons

You’re probably dyslexic

MY SHADOW WATCHES ME AS I WORK

 

My shadow watches me as I work

And I am thankful for its easy company

Because it means I’m in the sunshine

And it is a constant reminder to me

SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR WISDOM

 

Share your knowledge and your wisdom

While you’re here because in reality

Short of committing mass murder

It's the only way to achieve an immortality

NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THROWS YOUR WAY

No matter what life throws your way

The future is the cure for all sorrow

And nicest thing about the future is

That it will always start tomorrow

IF LIFE IS GETTING YOU DOWN

 

If life is getting you down

And depressing you increasingly

Take all of your troubles 

And toss them into the sea,

You don’t have to do it for real

Just do it metaphorically

But a trip to the beach

Will help you miraculously