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The Man From Egypt (READ)

May 7, 2010
By Anonymousme GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
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Anonymousme GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
15 articles 2 photos 64 comments

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John 3:16<br /> For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son so whoever believes in hill will not die but have eternal life.<br /> <br /> Dreams are what make us who we are, a life without dreams is like a life without air.

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There once was a man from Egypt
Who always read from a script.
He should be off-book
He got several strange looks
Because he never ad-libbed.

The man’s name happened to be Hector
He wanted to be a director
He skipped a lot of school
Never followed the rules
And he was a playbill collector

© Crystal A., Lancaster, WI

The author's comments:
I wrote this piece because I love to perform and I just thought..."This is my life. You can right a poem about it. Just try it can't be that hard." I did. Hope you like it.
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Anonymousme GOLD said...
on Jan. 6 2011 at 11:06 am
Anonymousme GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
15 articles 2 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
John 3:16<br /> For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son so whoever believes in hill will not die but have eternal life.<br /> <br /> Dreams are what make us who we are, a life without dreams is like a life without air.

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Thanks! A playbill collector is someone who hands out playbills at a theater and cleans up all the ones off the ground at the end.
Healing_Angel SILVER said...
on Jan. 4 2011 at 6:46 pm
Healing_Angel SILVER, Sydney, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Live for today, not for tomorrow

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Limericks are hard to write, but this is so clever! I like it. One quick question: What's a playbil collector? Brilliant! :)