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“Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory.” ~ Dr. Seuss a freedom nation lost it all for insurance we became livestock Edward J Ebbs - August 9, 2015 Written for a Contest, Dr. Seuss Quote Prompt

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Terry O'Leary

Date: 12/12/2015 2:18:00 PM

Yep... sheep... and you know what happens to sheep... nice, insightful!!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/23/2015 7:35:00 AM

Seeing a doctor at any price has been an unattainable gift for many poor..When I was a child, I had a broken arm and never saw a doctor..I am lucky that it healed okay..It hurt me for six weeks or more..It probably was only a crack or hairline fracture but if it had been any worse I don't know what my parents could have done..Thanks for stopping by with congrats ..Sara

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/23/2015 3:02:00 PM

Sometimes luck is on our side...or maybe God had other plans.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/17/2015 4:05:00 PM

WE lost long ago when the medical costs were so high that nobody knew what to do any more. What a shambles!!!

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/20/2015 10:08:00 PM

Yes that is one of the freedoms lost, but there is the loss of freedom because laws are passed to make us a precieved safer society. We have been allowing our government to regulate every aspect of our lives in order to protect us from ourselves. In doing so, the government is controlling the people instead of serving the people...we have lost and what we had will be a memory.

Constance La France

Date: 8/14/2015 7:22:00 PM

Ed, that suess sure had some great quotes and your write is wonderful for the contest a 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, and the rains came

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/20/2015 9:54:00 PM

Yes he does, he was very gifited...always :)

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/13/2015 3:25:00 PM

right on the dot, ed... a brazen, wonderful thought!.. huggs

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/20/2015 9:54:00 PM

Thanks nette :)

Constance La France

Date: 8/12/2015 10:15:00 AM

Ed, short and to the point, best in the contest A7 and thanks for visiting my train poem, I have been told that Paris is dirty and my niece went on a school trip and was told her french was uneducated by some Paris uppity ups and coffee was veeeeeeey expensive she said

Julia Ward
Date: 9/1/2015 12:49:00 AM

Paris is a beautiful city and has a record number of visitors there... No parts are dirty, as there are cleaning machines every morning. Julia, who has visited it recently.

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/12/2015 9:01:00 PM

I did not find Paris dirty for a big city...The parts we were in were clean, but I'm sure there are parts that were not so clean. I have spent time in many big cities here in the US that have problem areas. My French was rather cavemanish, but managed:)

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 8/9/2015 1:55:00 PM

Great Senryu - a very clever take on the theme and on the quote! Good luck in the contest and I hope to see this on the winners list! Best wishes and a 7! Pandita

Edward Ebbs
Date: 8/11/2015 11:06:00 PM

Thanks kiddo :)