The Way of the Fellow Traveler
by Al Larson
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We are all born.
We shall all die. And what, pray tell, 'Tween the two shall lie? |
Let us Live,
And teach others To Live, As we learned Together, Those many years ago. |
But never, ever,
Keep Score. For it matters naught, Who got what, Less or More. |
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A life of struggle?
That's for sure. But a life, Simply to Endure? |
Life's a Foggy Bog.
We take different routes To the End. But as we travel, Let us reach out, Friend to Friend. |
It matters only that We,
And those who Follow The Path we've Blazed Learn the Way Through Life, is Not just Fate |
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A life of
Constant, churning Change? A life of Doing Jobs, Filling Squares, and Counting Small change? |
Tell me what you see.
I'll share my view with you, Be it quagmire, sandbar, Or Solid Rock. Call it out to your left, Shout it out to your right. |
It's Simply,
Purely, Surely, |
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A life of Hassle,
Hustle, and Games? A life of Put Downs, And Put Ons, And Pain? |
We'll All listen, look,
And do the Same. With God's help and Grace, We'll All make it Through. |
A Commitment to |
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A life of living
In Greed and Fear? And fighting the World, Alone? |
When our paths cross,
Or parallel a precious while, Share the Comradre, Savor the Respect, Honor, and Trust. And Smile. |
Cooperate , and Graduate!Just like the Class of ' 64! |
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To that let Us say,
"Nay!", For there is surely A Better Way! |
written at the 25th Reunion, Sept. 10, 1989. Later published in Checkpoints
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