Stone In Shoe
If a nasty jagged stone
gets into your shoe,
thank the Lord it came alone-
what if it were two?
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The State
Nature, our father and mother,
gave us all we have got.
The state, our elder brother,
swipes the lot.
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The Egocentrics
People are self-centred
to a nauseous degree.
They will keep on about themselves
while I'm explaining me.
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Timing Toast
There's an art of knowing when.
Never try to guess.
Toast until it smokes and then
twenty seconds less.
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Mankind
Men, said the Devil,
are good to their brothers:
they don’t want to mend
their own ways, but each others.
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The Only Solution
We shall have to evolve
problem-solvers galore-
since each problem they solve
creates ten problems more.
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Wide Road
To make a name for learning
when other roads are barred,
take something very easy
and make it very hard.
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Reflection on Size
Small people often overrate
the charm of being tall;
which is, that you appreciate
the charm of being small.
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Grook About Faith, Love, etc.
She gave me hope
she gave me love,
with bounty unalloyed.
But what she had of faith,
alas,
she gave to Freud.
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The Road to Wisdom
The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain
And simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again,
but less
and less
and less.
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