SHORTIE ONE

Michael Edwards

 

 

Whatever you do, wherever you go

choose your route carefully

choose your own destiny

it’s only the dead fish that go with the flow.

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 10th, 2018 02:33
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  • Goldfinch60

    Wise poem Michael, going against the flow can be so wondrous.

  • orchidee

    A fine write M.
    One day I will be 'short', but I just keeps singing endlessly. Well, when I compose me poems anyway.
    Aww, and why they flog that horse - it's dead! No use flogging that sort, as it's said!

  • orchidee

    Is there a Flo Berles?!

    • Michael Edwards

      She's out there walking on the Cob Berles

    • Fay Slimm.

      Short line wise advice Michael - - love the mysterious path leading to - where ?

      • Michael Edwards

        It leads away from my village across the fields and eventually to a large stone which baffles the historians - what is is? How did it get there? Who brought it there?

      • orchidee

        You seen Berle Esk lately?!

        • Michael Edwards

          No but have made a snow house with Esk E Mo.

        • Debsspot

          Beautiful painting goes so well with your sage advice.

        • Lorna

          Oh such a beautiful picture Michael and a wise shortie........ please please please paint the stone! I want to see it!

          • Michael Edwards

            It's not much to see - it couldn't be called a rock but it is not from the area - about 2ft high - will paint it but far too muddy to get anywhere near it at this time of the year.r

          • dusk arising

            OMG you mean i must never go to the seaside again? The way gets much narrower upstream and i see hills ahead.
            Did someone say that a lifetime against the flow will lead to a narrowing of ones prospects, or is it just ones outlook?

            • Michael Edwards

              Of course you can go to the seaside - just don't go by river 🙂

            • ANGELA & BRIAN

              THANKS UNCLE MICHAEL : BRIAN & I always have to fight our own corner to keep UPWARDLY MOBILE ! Alas we pass many Dead Fish on the WAY ! Love the water colour ! Please check our latest fusion "WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS" BRIAN wants a FORD MU*TANG !
              Love ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡

            • orchidee

              Cooeeee M. Evening OK? Miss Berles visiting you?

            • Neville

              a very much enjoyed x4 lines of universal law..

              • Michael Edwards

                Cheers Neville - my specialisms were contract law and health care law - sadly no piscatorial.

                • Neville

                  A friend of mine has a father who retired from health law and used to live in Lincolnshire.. his name was Edwards too



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