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In honor of Dr. Seuss Song of the paddle

In honor of Dr. Seuss Song of the paddle

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    Mar 02, 2015#1

    Old man in the dry river bed,
    paddle in his hand and canoe on his head.


    Whispered, “listen to the paddles song,

    if the children don’t hear it something is wrong.”


    Wait I said don’t you see,

    the wonders of our technology?


    We have faster missiles and bigger bombs.

    I don’t need to hear some paddles song.


    The old man dropped his paddle and caught it on his shoe.

    With a smooth move and twist he set down the canoe.


    Times have changed I said,

    since the dam has dried this river bed.


    We bridged the valley, dammed the stream,

    making cheap electricity that is clean.


    We have laser guides and GPS.

    highways cross from east to west.


    Satellites that span the skys,

    and container ships of special buys.


    We keep your bread from going stale,

    we frack the oil from buried shale.

    The old man sighed and said,
    “The link to life is your watershed.”

    Sing the paddles song,
    so future generations may sing along.

    He flipped the canoe with his knee to his head,
    whispering, “listen close to what I have said.”

    Dr. Joe
    Electric Hospital
    Coos Bay Or
    http://electrichospital.com

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      Mar 02, 2015#2

      Never have truer words been spoken. Many thanks for this, time to drag the grandkids kicking & screaming from their X box
      "Access all areas, Under the radar"

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        Mar 02, 2015#3

        Very good I liked that .......

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          Mar 02, 2015#4

          Superb.
          Andy,
          (Cumbria)

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            Mar 03, 2015#5

            True...sad, but true!
            Tony BR
            www.companhiadecanoagem.com.br
            www.canoacanadense.com.br/english.htm
            Past 20 years teaching Biology!
            Next 20 building Canoes!!!

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              Mar 03, 2015#6

              Old man in the dry river bed,
              paddle in his hand and canoe on his head.

              Was that "Old Man" who is a member here? Aka Paul in Somerset? :D



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