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A poem by my 11 year-old granddaughter, published in 2022 [will be 14 in March]

By Myself

When I'm by myself
And I close my eyes
I'm a chicken pecking at a wall,
A girl alone at a ball,
I'm a petal floating in a pond.
I go far and beyond,
A sly fox looking for prey,
A tree that will sway.
A cat in your face,
I'll win in a race.
I'm a girl who will listen,
A wand that will glisten.
I'm whatever I want to be,.
Anything I care to be.
And when I open my eyes,
What I care to be
Is me.
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@fauxlaw
That is a beautiful poem. I wish her well.
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@fauxlaw
Oh hello fauxlaw.

I don't know who said this, but someone on here perpetuated the rumor that you had passed away. I don't know who.
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Yep, lovely poem fauxlaw.

And I had heard the same rumour.

Good to have you back.

Hope that you are well.
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Oops apparrenlty blocked by Faux.

Ask her what a bear dancing in the rain is called? 

A drizzly bear.   Got that one from a friend who got it from her 6 year old grandchild who apparrently gets them off candy wrappers he likes.

You and your 11 year old may love the lyrics of this tune by  Louis Aarmstrong.

What A Wonderful World.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhCQZaH4Vs

..." I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you

I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Ooh, yes "...

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the best line is the one with the wand in it. so magical.
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@Mharman
Oh hello fauxlaw.

I don't know who said this, but someone on here perpetuated the rumor that you had passed away. I don't know who.
It’s his 11 year old grand daughter that deserves the praise even in his absence.
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I never heard the dead rumour like others, but welcome back either way
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I never heard the dead rumour like others, but welcome back either way
His grand daughters poem saved his life.
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Welcome back!
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@Mharman
Some may think so. Let's just say I was able to get out of the buried coffin and just found the surface again.
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Thanks. I'm just fine. Couldn't be better, even if this were heaven. Well, that's what we make of it, isn't it?
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@Greyparrot
Thanks, but can't take the credit for the poem, that was all my granddaughter. She did not consult me at all; just showed me her finished product. I cried reading it, seeing as she was just 11. 14 now, and still a very old soul.  However, we did publish the poem  in a small book which I illustrated. Yeah, that wand took a bit of conjuring to get it right. If you like, I'll send you a link for purchase -  it's on Amazon
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@ebuc
Yeah, we blocked each other a few years ago. I'm willing to unblock, but it may take a bit. I don't remember how it's done, just know it can be.
Oh, yeah...
Armstrong was a genius. Had an opportunity to see him perform once, long, long ago. Magic!Thanks for the reminder
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What I care to be
Is me
Thats a simple way to explain the objective morality where the only thing which is morally correct is that which I want.
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@Best.Korea
I don't agree with the broad strokes of "objective morality," because it assumes one's morality is everyone's morality, and I disagree. Morality is an intensely personal concept some may share - -in fact,  many can -- but we each bring our own experience and expectations to the party, and those are not mutually accepted.
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@Shila
Thank so much, for her. She is an incredible young lady. I call her an old soul. I recognized it very early in her life. She just thinks of things that took me 30 years to even start to understand.
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Thank you. Good to be back.
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Thanks so much for being there. Y'all know what I mean
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@fauxlaw
I don't agree with the broad strokes of "objective morality," because it assumes one's morality is everyone's morality
It assumes that my morality objectively exists in my head, proved by observation.

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@Best.Korea
It assumes that my morality objectively exists in my head, proved by observation.
You think, therefore you are.
What does the phrase "I think therefore I am" mean?
It implies that while other knowledge could be a figment of imagination, deception, or mistake, the very act of doubting one's own existence served as proof of the reality of one's own mind; there must be a thinking entity (or self) for there to be thought.

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@fauxlaw
Welcome Back! Long time no see!
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Welcome Back! Long time no see!
He brought along his grand daughter’s poem. You should read it.
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If someone could let Faux know I attempted and unblock on his profile from my end.  Just click persons profile > actions  > see the lock and click on it.

Faux...Yeah, we blocked each other a few years ago. I'm willing to unblock, but it may take a bit. I don't remember how it's done, just know it can be.
I went to your profile and under ' Actions ' the  lock icon said block, so I clicked it and now it says unblocked.

Oh, yeah...
Armstrong was a genius. Had an opportunity to see him perform once, long, long ago. Magic!Thanks for the reminder.

I was taking a hike with friends in forest Sunday, and one of them was trying to remember the words to that song.  We all kept working on it till collectively we recalled few more lines correctly or close enough

For some reason the poem you presented set of memory of that song in my mind.  I had forgot it was Louis Armstrong.

That you saw him in concert is sort of intriguing relationship to our my friends having it in mind, then it popping into my mind after reading the poem.  

The Universe works in mysterious ways.  

" Universe is everything including me,
Environment is everything excluding me ".....Bucky Fuller 

All is in motion and the poem you presented reflects motion.

Ask your daughter, where to do bad rainbows go?

They go to prizm { think Issac Newton }   and there, they can reflect on their actions. :--)

Technically it is refraction --the slitting of white light--, however, the joke goes over better with general public to say reflect.

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Thank so much, for her. She is an incredible young lady. I call her an old soul. I recognized it very early in her life. She just thinks of things that took me 30 years to even start to understand.
She could add years to your life.