Plan B

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I don't stick to the rules but I still enjoy the challenge! Plan B?

“The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B.” - James Yorke (1941- )

PLAN B

The most successful people

Are good at their Plan B.

They may have started out in life

Aiming for Royalty,

But, when they become the Joker,

Among average sort of folk,

They manage to give a wry grin

And even see the joke.

As children we feel powerful.

'What will you become?'

'I'm going to be a Scientist

And save the whole world, Mum.'

If he ends-up behind a counter

Doling out slimming pills,

He's hardly going to save the world

From all its many ills!

But if he can shrug his shoulders

And simply say 'Ah well.....'

And take a pride in the liniments

And creams he has to sell,

And do it all with bonhomie

And a bit of verve, I guess

He can give himself a pat on the back,

For his life is a success.

But if he broods on failure

And takes to drugs or drink,

Or goes into his private shell

With nothing to do but think

Of how things might have been better

If he'd played his cards right,

Then he'll have failed at the game of life

And he'll have lost the fight.

So, if Plan A's a non-starter,

Say 'What will be will be'

And concentrate on doing your best

With Alternative Two, Plan B.

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THE POWER OF RED

The sleeves of books are works of art;

They play a quite tremendous part

In drawing the eye in the right direction

Instigating a close inspection.

And RED is the colour that leaps right out!

It seems to bully us and shout

'Here is something that you should read!

Here's a book that you really need!'

Is it because of 'blood', I wonder!

Is that the spell we're really under?

Do we think of pain and hurt?

Is that the reason we're alert?

And is, maybe, our leading flaw

The fact that we're 'red in tooth and claw'?

And is a peaceful lady like me

Steeped in criminality?

I really like the above design,

But is that because I think 'blood red wine'?

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