I’d Rather

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    Life's too short, too busy...

    I’d Rather

     I’d rather ring a bell
    than live my life in hell.
    Better to make a friend
    than with my ways offend.
    Much nicer to dance,
    or have a sweet romance
    than waste my time in woe
    having nothing to show
    for my days of living.
    I’d rather be giving
    favors, things, love and such
    than always taking much
    and owing all the more.
    I’d rather not keep score
    and try to win this game
    then, when lost, seek to blame.
    I’d rather ring a bell,
    or write a fresh Rondel,
    or sail a masted ship
    on a long and happy trip
    than spend my days in grief,
    cause, well, life’s just too brief.
    I’d rather ring a bell
    than spend my days in hell.

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    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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