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" A friend"

Around the corner I have a friend
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone

And I never see my old friend's face.
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell,
And he rang mine.

If, we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.

"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim"
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And
distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner!- yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir-"
"Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.

Around the corner, a vanished friend.

If you love someone, tell them.
Remember always to say what you mean.
Never be afraid to express yourself.
Take this opportunity to tell someone
what they mean to you.

Seize the day and have no regrets.
Most importantly, stay close to your
family and friends, for they have helped
make you the person that you are today
  and are what it's all about anyway.

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" Slowdance "

Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?"
do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?


Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time
to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away...
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

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Walk through Life

Many people will walk in and out of your life,

But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

 

To handle yourself, use your head;

To handle others, use your heart.

 

Anger is only one letter short of danger.

 

If someone betrays you once, it is his fault;

If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.

 

Great minds discuss ideas

Average minds discuss events;

Small minds discuss people.

 

He, who loses money, loses much;

He, who loses a friend, loses much more;

He, who loses faith, loses all.

 

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,

But beautiful old people are works of art.

 

Learn from the mistakes of others.

You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

 

Friends, you and me....You brought another friend....And then

there were 3....We started our group....Our circle of

friends....And

like  that circle....There is no beginning or end....

 

Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift.

 

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