Here's to Good Luck!

Dear Friends,
I received a "chain letter" email today. It claimed that if I did not forward the message to at least 10 of my friends within 3 hours, something bad would happen to me. On the other hand, the more friends I forwarded the message to, the better luck I would have. So that got me thinking. If I posted the message on this blog, there would be potential for many people to read it--not only through Blogspot, but also for those who read this blog via Facebook! What an easy way to avoid calamity and ensure some good luck!

So in the name of good luck, I "forward" to you the following poem.

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might
be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends
and family, for they have helped
make you the person that you are today.

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May all of you be blessed with the good luck that comes from forwarded emails!