tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84737399045415706112024-03-18T22:46:10.588-07:00Russell William PenningerRussell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-32802741695681251062015-03-05T09:56:00.000-08:002015-03-05T09:56:44.315-08:00An Ode To All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-62880865086170825472015-03-04T08:53:00.003-08:002015-03-04T12:29:17.366-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An older piece.<br />
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<br />Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-77716699808929835512015-03-02T22:47:00.005-08:002015-03-02T22:47:42.298-08:00"He Was A Little, Little Man"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-60230810455111031602015-03-02T22:45:00.001-08:002015-03-02T22:45:04.127-08:00A thought...A thought I had about a year ago that I ended up living out. With no regrets.<br />
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For this to be the home of the brave... I'm seeing too many cowards out there lately.<br />
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Too many "poor me" babies afraid to move a single inch out of their comfort zone.<br />
Sleep too long and you might wake up finding you've been eaten by time and those who don't give a damn.<br />
Wake up, walk outside and look up at the sky. It's not going to fall on you I promise...<br />
I've always been a risk taker, but always looked before I leaped.
However... sometimes you just have to spin the wheel if you want to find
out where it's going to land at.</div>
Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-34898178425492601082015-03-02T22:44:00.001-08:002015-03-02T22:44:28.235-08:00A DRINK OF TIMESo to begin with I'd like to share a few things I wrote not so very long ago.<br />
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To all my friends who have been feeling down & out the past few
years... Here is something I would like to share with you. For what it
might be worth to you my friends... for what it might be worth to you.<br />
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It's a poem I wrote in the mid90s during a brief in between things/times, etc period in life.<br />
When I was asked back in 1999 which one of my poems I wanted included
in the Greatest Poets of the 20th Century book I chose this one.<br />
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A DRINK OF TIME<br />
A bit of failure for your cup?<br /> Quite a bitter taste.<br /> Somewhat rough to stomach?<br /> A key to the door of grace!<br />
Maybe you should slow you pace,<br /> To see what was lost in your haste.<br /> For maybe a clever martyr,<br /> Shall become a new-born child with less waste...<br />
As does the eagle fly,<br /> Yet stops upon a branch to rest.<br /> So as to collect upon its strength,<br /> And take off upon its best.<br />
With a single breath, comes a single phrase,<br /> Not a tumble of words, that drain into a craze.<br />
Lost in that maze?<br />
Take down then, thyself to the table to graze,<br /> And to yourself, you might amaze...<br />
-Russell William Penninger-</div>
Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-39161678884054112262015-03-02T22:43:00.003-08:002015-03-02T22:43:55.033-08:00My beautiful familyMy wife Heather with our two children Hayden and Ella (making the crazy eyes, lol).<br />
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Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-52305400116124034572015-03-02T22:42:00.003-08:002015-03-02T22:42:53.030-08:00My wonderful wife Heather and I.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-51688014147529041692015-03-02T22:40:00.001-08:002015-03-02T22:40:15.705-08:00Allow me to introduce myself.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473739904541570611.post-10879466861082686542015-03-02T22:28:00.002-08:002015-03-02T22:28:32.499-08:00Opening UpWelcome to my official blog. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I will enjoy doing it.Russell William Penningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269436732990925152noreply@blogger.com0