The Eye

Snippets of wisdom and deep thought

Your fences need to be Horse-high, pig-tight And bull-strong.
Keep skunks And bankers And lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow Around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than A John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… Not yelled.
Meanness Don’t jes’ Happen Overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up Their heads.
Do [...]

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The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there [...]

If two people love each other, there can be no happy end to it.
                – Ernest Hemingway
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Tired of trying to make a name.
“Tomorrow” I say! “I will call on Jim
Just to show that I’m thinking of him.”
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
“Here’s a telegram sir,” “Jim died today.”
And that’s what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a [...]

This was written by a black gentleman in Texas and is so funny. What a great sense of humor and creativity!!!

When I was born, I was BLACK,
When I grew up, I was BLACK ,
When I went in the sun, I stayed BLACK,
When I got cold, I was BLACK ,
When I was scared, I was BLACK [...]