"A Fewer Set Of Ways" genre: Poetry
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	A poem that captures a remembrance of the innocence of my childhood, and how we can so easily slip into becoming something we truly are not.
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	Story Behind the Song The other evening I sat down and wrote the first stanza to what I thought was going to be a new song. The words came quickly and I realized that it was becoming a poem meant for recitation, and needed to be left that way. It's not often that I write poetry that remains without melody. For me, this little poem captured a remembrance of the innocence of my childhood, and how we can so easily slip into becoming something we truly are not. I hope it holds a little truth for you too. Peace, Roy Lyrics A Fewer Set Of Ways A poem by Roy Rivers Copyright (c) 2002, Roy Rivers, All Rights Reserved From time to time in travels I'm reminded of those days When life was lived more simply With a fewer set of ways Ways that leaned more towards love And family, and smarts And not so much like ways today That tend to harden hearts Don't think that I'm just groaning Or lamenting out of spite But there's just so many things today That take away our light The light of love for others The light of peace towards men The light of service given And the light of trusted friends It seems that everyplace we go There's something we must buy And everywhere we cast our eyes A way, or thing to try And try we must, we've been convinced Our progress feels at stake But some things tried, inflict a wound And scar our hearts with hate We hate our boss, we hate our life We hate the endless lines We hate the beggars on the street And we hate their little signs And all-consuming this becomes And nudges off the course The very life we're living And it hides us from our source The source of every comfort The source of peace within The source who leads back to the light All women, and all men To that place we all remember To those quoted, "good ole days" When life was lived more simply With a fewer set of ways

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