In Praise of Stress



THREE WORD WEDNESDAY
http://www.threewordwednesday.com/2011/06/3ww-ccxliv.html

'Fond, tranquility, alter'

IN PRAISE OF STRESS

I'm not too fond of tranquility;

I like a little stress;

Feeling slightly hounded

Is part of happiness.

I like the thought of deadlines;

They keep me on the go;

Without them I waste too much time

And the pace of life is slow.

A day without a project

Seems a wasted day to me;

I drift around in an aimless way

Sensing monotony.

Of course I want moderation;

I don't require full-on;

I don't need utter exhaustion

When a busy day has gone.

Just keep on giving me ideas

To buzz round in my head

And I'll feel perfectly happy

When I settle down in bed.

Feeling stress is living,

Feeling stress is having fun.

Of course my ideas may alter

Next year, when I'm eighty-one..

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TREESON

A fellow blogger, viewed today,

And heeded in my usual way,

Has asked us for 'unusual trees';

I'm hoping that this one may please.

'Shoe-trees' were common in days gone by,

But now rarely used. I wonder why.

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