Laura76

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About Me

I discovered the wonderful world of writing about a year ago when I took my first short story writing course. I have always been an avid reader, and I find that my love of reading has helped shape my talent and desire for writing. I would like to get a novel (or two or more) published some day, and thought I'd try this site to get feedback and meet other writers. I plan to write in the suspense or crime drama genre, but I am open to trying other genres. I want to write something that provides a good story and educates the reader while opening their minds. I have a Master's degree in anthropology and would like to weave that knowledge into my writing somehow.

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Micheal Teal

Posted 14 Years Ago

A VOW
by Edgar Guest

I might not ever scale the mountain heights
Where all the great men stand in glory now;
I may not ever gain the world's delights
Or win a wreath of laurel for my brow;
I may not gain the victories that men
Are fighting for, nor do a thing to boast of;
I may not get a fortune here, but then,
The little that I have I'll make the most of.

I'll make my little home a palace fine,
My little patch of green a garden fair,
And I shall know each humble plant and vine
As rich men know their orchid blossoms rare.
My little home may not be much to see;
Its chimneys may not tower far above;
But it will be a mansion great to me,
For in its walls I'll keep a hoard of love.

I will not pass my modest pleasures by
To grasp at shadows of more splendid things,
Disdaining what of joyousness is nigh
Because I am denied the joy of kings.
But I will laugh and sing my way along,
I'll make the most of what is mine to-day,
And if I never rise above the throng,
I shall have lived a full life anyway.

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