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Third Anniversary Quote

October 1, 1988
Sung to "Your Song" by Elton John


It's a little bit funny
the reason I write
believe it or not I am
actually shy
I don't get no money
awww, but if I did
the quotes would be just as bad
I'd just have more to give.

If I were a writer...
but then again, no.
or a man with some notion
of how a poem should go
I know they ain't much
but they're the best I can do
my contribution to VAX, as
I try to write for you.

And you can tell everybody
this is the quote
it may be quite simple, but
it's what I wrote
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
if I put down the words
I been writing the quote now
for three long years.
I sit here on VAX
and type in some words
and after some time, I have
some kind of verse
and then some of you read it
be it poem or a song
thanks to people like you
I keep writing on...

So excuse me for writing
this thank you to you
I'll never forget
you read the quote like you do
Anyway, the thing is,
what I can't believe
you stomach this crap and
still want more to read.

And you can tell everybody
this is the quote
it may be quite simple, but
it's what I wrote
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
if I put down the words
I been writing the quote now
for three long years.

©1988 James (Gary) Geniesse


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