A First Secure Burst!


The first to learn.
The last to know.
 Take a turn.
Away you go.

The last to learn.
The first to know.
Learn you earn.
Away you go.

First step taken.
First thought given.
Something is bakin.
Maybe even livin.

Just like my cheat.
To keep the beat.
Not beat the street.
That so isn't neat.

The first to try.
The first to fail.
The first to fly.
On beaten arse trail.

Not the first.
Not the best.
But not the worst.
Passed the test.

Passed to fail.
A passing glance.
Damn that trail.
Take another stance.

Trip over a stump.
Step on a rock.
Crawl over a hump.
Pass through a flock.

Learned the in.
Learned the out.
Learned the win.
Weathered the drought.

A first to more.
More than first.
With each encore,
Quenched the thirst.

Can you be the first to try? Do you fear being the first to let something fly? First you have to give it a go. That is the one way to know. The one way to learn. Then second or third you can earn. The higher you go, the better the show. This way at least. Nature of the beast. Learned and grew. Didn't sit and stew. Or maybe sit and pass gas. Hey, it has to come out like that from my little rhyming ass.

Fill your rummer, get drunk all summer.
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  1. kaykualaAugust 1, 2018 at 7:09 AM

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    1. kaykualaAugust 1, 2018 at 7:12 AM

      Again, this time 9 mins late
      Surprises yes, still made it!

      Hank

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    2. kaykualaAugust 1, 2018 at 7:14 AM

      That's 6 in a row
      It's a go go go!

      Hank

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    3. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:02 PM

      Even late
      #1 is your fate

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    4. Blue GrumpsterAugust 2, 2018 at 7:06 PM

      That's because Hank's buddy Blue is on the road
      Teaching summer school like a toad on the road...
      Wait does a toad teach too?
      Does a toad wear a blue suede shoe?
      Does a toad have a genie at his spot?
      Am I cold or am I... um... hot?
      HAHA!

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    5. Pat HattAugust 4, 2018 at 7:21 AM

      haha hot to trot
      For a genie that hits the spot?

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  2. Brian's Home BlogAugust 1, 2018 at 8:04 AM

    More often I'm the first to be the last to know!

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  3. JoanneAugust 1, 2018 at 9:01 AM

    depends on the situation - I'm not keen on being the first to try a new food

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:03 PM

      On that we'll pass
      Could come out quickly from my umm mass

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  4. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 1, 2018 at 9:07 AM

    Not the first but hopefully one of the best.

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  5. SnowcatcherAugust 1, 2018 at 10:59 AM

    Might be some firsts for me
    But no time right now to look and see
    To rushed trying to get to work
    Definitely not the first quirk!

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  6. kaykualaAugust 1, 2018 at 12:09 PM

    A First Secure Burst
    Fearful of an outburst
    First in line
    Would be fine
    Try not to make it worse

    Hank

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  7. Susan Flett SwiderskiAugust 1, 2018 at 12:11 PM

    I've achieved some "firsts", but it was never my goal to be a trend-setter. Sometimes, it just happens. Like sometimes, it happens that I'm the last one in the world to try or do something "new." (Like get a cellphone... )

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:04 PM

      haha no one can reach out and touch
      if you don't have a cellphone and such

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    2. Susan Flett SwiderskiAugust 1, 2018 at 6:45 PM

      Hey! We still have a landline... and amateur radio. :)

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    3. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 7:29 PM

      Well the landline the kiddos should still know
      Does anyone still use an amateur radio though?

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  8. mail4roseyAugust 1, 2018 at 12:23 PM

    If it's something that makes me nervous I want to go first to get it over with. If it's a trend like electronics, I don't mind taking my time. :)

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:04 PM

      Yeah, the electronics may break
      Best to wait until they fix each mistake

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  9. The Silver FoxAugust 1, 2018 at 12:29 PM

    Sometimes being the first to try something is a scary thought. I don't mind letting others go before I do. Well, sometimes.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:04 PM

      Sometimes it can be fine
      Set it up that way by design

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  10. Fundy BlueAugust 1, 2018 at 12:34 PM

    Jump in and give it a go.
    That's your motto at your show.
    Learn by doing is the best,
    as you pursue your publishing quest!

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  11. bettyAugust 1, 2018 at 1:28 PM

    Not that brave to be first in line
    Rather let someone step ahead
    Like to see what they are up to
    And if it is something I won't dread.

    betty

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:05 PM

      Good to know if dread is gone
      Or that it is not a con

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  12. Sandra CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 3:36 PM

    My firsts are few and far between:)

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  13. cleemckenzieAugust 1, 2018 at 4:15 PM

    I'm a fairly early adopter, and, of course, often stumble around and fall flat on my whatever. But sometimes being first has it's fun.

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  14. Lynne BAugust 1, 2018 at 4:47 PM

    @mail4rosey sent me!

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  15. MargAugust 1, 2018 at 4:48 PM

    It might be fun to be the first to try something. Guess it would depend on what it was to try. Have a great day Pat.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 5:06 PM

      What that something is can be key
      As the first comes to be

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  16. Beverly Stowe McClureAugust 1, 2018 at 5:10 PM

    "They" say there's a first time for everything.
    I prefer to let others try first and see what their efforts bring.

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  17. Chrys FeyAugust 1, 2018 at 5:18 PM

    I'm like Beverly...I'd rather let someone else be the first to try.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 6:09 PM

      A watcher at your sea
      Could keep you safe and alive for free

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  18. L. Diane WolfeAugust 1, 2018 at 5:51 PM

    If it involves a roller coaster, I'll definitely go first. And front row.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 6:09 PM

      haha jump on board
      While others pray to the lord

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  19. Susan Gourley/KelleyAugust 1, 2018 at 5:57 PM

    I'm always the first to volunteer to try. I'd rather not worry about it.

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  20. AnonymousAugust 1, 2018 at 6:27 PM

    If you're not first
    than you're last
    so says Ricky Bobby
    about his driving hobby
    but then again he's a nutty
    along with his buddy
    and he drives around and around
    never going anywhere at his ground
    so I'll stay at my shore
    where I'm number one forever more.

    Elsie

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 7:28 PM

      Number one there
      With whine err umm wine to spare
      And the one eye
      Hidden, oh my

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  21. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comAugust 1, 2018 at 6:31 PM

    This brings to mind an ole rhyme from my elementary school days. Note: I can't be blamed for coining it, but I can be blamed for remembering it.

    First is the worst
    Second is the best
    Third is the man with the
    hair on his chest.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 1, 2018 at 7:28 PM

      First I heard that one
      Hopefully not a full on gorilla run

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  22. T. Powell ColtrinAugust 1, 2018 at 9:35 PM

    I don’t usually like to go first but I’m always the last to know ANYTHING! That should count for something. 😂

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2018 at 6:47 AM

      haha at least you get in the know
      There at your show

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  23. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyAugust 1, 2018 at 9:36 PM

    I love this post. Very encouraging. "But not the worst" really resonated with me.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2018 at 6:47 AM

      Encouraging the cat can be
      At least now and then at our sea

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  24. Denise Covey August 1, 2018 at 9:46 PM

    Heh heh Pat. I'd rather be first than last. Ever notice I stack my name first in WEP. I used to hate that when Yolanda started it but now I wouldn't have it any other way, hey hey hey. (Gotta get a rhyme in somewheres!)

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2018 at 6:47 AM

      haha I have noticed that
      First at your WEP mat

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  25. Natalie AguirreAugust 1, 2018 at 10:09 PM

    Not sure I'd always be the first one to do something new. I kinda don't like change.

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  26. Theresa MahoneyAugust 1, 2018 at 10:51 PM

    I don't have to be the first to try something new. I like for kinks to get worked out first, so I let others have the first shot.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2018 at 6:48 AM

      Kinks getting worked out is good
      Especially with technology in any hood

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  27. dolorahAugust 2, 2018 at 12:13 AM

    I still think I have a lot to learn about writing, but I also think trial by error is enough learning too.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2018 at 6:48 AM

      Trial by error sure can teach
      As long as you learn and never again reach

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  28. BirgitAugust 2, 2018 at 8:19 AM

    Reminds me when, in high school, we had to run around the block which I neve could do. I was never last ...second last but never the last one:)

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  29. Yolanda RenéeAugust 6, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    I came in third in my first writing contest. To me it was as good as first!

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