Saturday, February 4, 2006

A Safe Bet Comments

Rating: 3.7

When I was youthful
I was thoughtfully agile
To be perfectly truthful
I'm now thoughtfully fragile
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Stanley Cooper
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Bernard F. Asuncion 01 November 2016

Experience is the best teacher indeed........ Congrats for being chosen for the day.....

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Tom Billsborough 01 November 2016

Well, if you can write like this, there ain't much wrong with you, young fellah! Gave me a really big smile. Glad you got Poem of the Day!

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Savita Tyagi 01 November 2016

All of us who feel the effect of aging can relate so well with this poem. Thought flow diminishing....still so much to say. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

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Glen Kappy 01 November 2016

stanley, i know what you're talkin' about. your poem made me smile. -glen kappy

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Babatunde Aremu 01 November 2016

You cannot give up on the aged. The experience counts. Nice write. Kudos

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Jayatissa K. Liyanage 01 November 2016

To live mindfully and positively, is a life worth living.. Great thinking and very inspiring poem. Congrats for being the member's PoD. X

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Stephen W 01 November 2016

great stuff! ..................

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Paul Reed 01 November 2016

I like this poem for its optimism, determination and wonderful rhyming

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Douglas Scotney 01 November 2016

great rhythm and rhyme Stan

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M Asim Nehal 01 November 2016

Congrats for the honours of POTD, We count our age in years and numbers and no numbers can defeat us, so long we are willing to fight and stay young, a thoughtful poem.

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Rajnish Manga 01 November 2016

The poem presents an amazing interpretation and tries to explore human nature. Thanks. When I was youthful / I was thoughtfully agile To be perfectly truthful / I'm now thoughtfully fragile

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Kim Barney 01 November 2016

At my age, I can certainly relate to this poem. Never give up. Keep your mind active by writing great poems like this one! Congrats on having it chosen as poem of the day!

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Edward Kofi Louis 01 November 2016

Life and growth. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Bharati Nayak 01 November 2016

My age won't defeat me With thoughts gone astray I won't let this beat me I've too much to say - - - - - - - - A strong will and positive attitude displayed in this beautiful poem. Congrats for Poem of the Day.

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A. Michael Sears 04 February 2006

I love this Mr. Cooper. Very nice rhythm and rhyme. I especially like the mandate at the end of the poem. Well done...

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