Opportunity Lost

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    Opportunity Lost

     My friend does not leave home at all
    Even to go to Jeddah Mall
    He is addicted to the TV
    Beyond its screen he doesn't see
    He is a poet and a scribe
    At Jeddah Mall lots to describe
    While sipping coffee with keen looks
    At pretty girls he'll cast his hooks
    A poem, later, he'll compose
    Like video camera, zoomed too close !

    I tried to have him leave his shell
    Why he was stubborn? I can't tell
    I said I'd be his host all day
    And record all verse he would say
    Like precious jewels to Mankind
    With all the beauty one can find
    He looked at me and turned me down
    I felt I was about to drown
    How could he deny me that fun?
    Like him, amusing, I find none!! 

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    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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