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Victoria Day -- 2003
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"The twenty-fourth of May
is the Queen's Birthday:
If they dont give us a holiday
we'll all run away!"
--- 30 ---




The steady march of years is measured
by the steady advance of my forehead
and the increase of grey in my beard;
not the march, nor advance, nor incrrease
have brought satisfaction, wisdom nor joy.

Life, it seems, has used me up, bled me
dry, patted my head, and passed me by...

But today, on this day named for a dead
queen, I marked, mocked, the passing
tide, and thumbed my nose at Life’s
harsh judgement.

I planted my garden.

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 Reviews of "Victoria Day -- 2003"
Reviewed by Jenni Kalicharan
Reviewed on May 20, 2003
Neat write, John.. Happy Victoria Day!! Hope you don't have to run away!
Jenni

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on May 20, 2003
Happy Victoria Day!

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on May 20, 2003
Good choice...great work

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2003
Maybe I need to do a little gardening too, great write.

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
i CONCUR

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
Time well spent. Good write and loved the comments before the poem :-)

Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
I was going to suggest that.

Reviewed by a- maryllis
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
Happy Victoria Day!
Nice write :)

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
Why not. A garden will give you much more pleasure. Well done. Enjoyed the read.

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK
Reviewed on May 19, 2003
5-19-03

Gee Sound's Like All Of us!

TRASK


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