Hit The Trails Of Fails!

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What if abounds.
Hit those grounds.
But stuck to one,
With what if spun.

Spun on in.
For the win.
A win that's a lose?
Not even a coin toss.

What if sinks.
Get some winks.
Some missing links.
Humans thinks.

Would that be thunk?
Go ask a skunk.
They don't rhyme.
They may not smell sublime.

Back on task.
What if I ask?
What if I don't?
What if goes won't.

Won't is it.
No what or if bit.
Just a clear won't.
Do you don't.

So don't you do.
Headache for you?
Haven't caught on?
It will sure dawn.

A what if.
There's your tiff.
What if is a fail,
Before you even hit the trail.

Better to do.
Ditch the what if crew.
Do and fail.
Make a new trail.

Failure teaches.
What if beaches.
As it leaves you stuck.
So on what if, back up the truck.

But wait there is more. IWSG is going to compete, not really, with Rosey's giveaway shore.
 Click here for a peer!

Don't need any of that. Yes, one may fall flat. One may fall flat 50 times over and over. May fail worse than a butt sniffing rover. But if you never do, nothing new can shine on through. So damn the what if. Forget that stupid tiff. Do and learn and then return. What if can choke on the gas of my little rhyming ass.
Fill your rummer, get drunk all summer.

Comments

  1. TruedessaAugust 2, 2017 at 7:02 AM

    T

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    1. TruedessaAugust 2, 2017 at 8:12 AM

      If only I had company
      It's lonely at the top (lol)

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    2. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 2, 2017 at 8:27 AM

      It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.
      Sorry, that just came to mind!

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    3. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 8:30 AM

      lol poor poor True
      Whatever will she do

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    4. TruedessaAugust 2, 2017 at 9:08 AM

      I tell you folks it's harder than it looks
      it's a long way to the top

      Now this song is playing in my head
      from morning to night until I fall in my bed

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    5. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 10:58 AM

      haha top of the world
      Fine when toes can be umm curled

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 2, 2017 at 8:27 AM

    Won't - I'm going to look at my writing in a whole new way now.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 8:32 AM

      Won't you didn't with the what if
      Beat out the what if tiff

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  3. nashvillecats2August 2, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    This was just great Pat.

    Yvonne.

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  4. L. Diane WolfeAugust 2, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    If you fail, get up, dust yourself off, and get on with it.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 10:55 AM

      Yep, and if you really want to
      You can let the dust accrue

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  5. bettyAugust 2, 2017 at 9:45 AM

    Just keep going
    Never give up
    Keep pursuing your dream
    Even include the pup.

    Betty

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 10:56 AM

      Include one and all
      From cats to dogs at ones hall

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  6. Natalie AguirreAugust 2, 2017 at 10:02 AM

    Great advice, and it's so true.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 2, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    How did you know?
    I have a headache at my show.
    I'll be home all day,
    just lounging around at my bay
    because of my headache.
    And no it's not fake
    So no work for me today
    just Netflix and blogging play!

    Enjoy the rest of your week!
    Elsie

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 10:57 AM

      A migraine whine
      Had to align
      Just here for the cat
      Hope it falls flat
      Hate those things
      But fine to be home resting in the wings

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  8. Beverly Stowe McClureAugust 2, 2017 at 10:22 AM

    Don't worry about "what if" happens each day.
    And that's all I have to say.

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  9. SnowcatcherAugust 2, 2017 at 10:35 AM

    Keep on keepin' on
    That's the motto I rely upon

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  10. Chrys FeyAugust 2, 2017 at 11:25 AM

    "What if" is limiting and can cause doubts. Pff to that, indeed!

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:16 PM

      Pfft is what it deserves
      No need for those swerves

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  11. Susan Gourley/KelleyAugust 2, 2017 at 11:27 AM

    What if is the most common question behind why. Cool contest coming up.

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  12. Jennifer HawesAugust 2, 2017 at 11:32 AM

    It never hurts to try!

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:17 PM

      Unless playing with a nailgun
      That may hurt before you're done

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  13. JoanneAugust 2, 2017 at 12:18 PM

    Good pep talk poem

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  14. Susan Flett SwiderskiAugust 2, 2017 at 12:18 PM

    Hmmm, it depends on how one uses the "what ifs." When used as an excuse to avoid doing something one if afraid of trying? Not good. Then again, imaging various "what ifs" is a great way for a writer to stimulate his imagination. (As if we need it...)

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:18 PM

      Yeah, what if this were the case
      CAn sure be something a writer can embrace

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  15. BrianAugust 2, 2017 at 12:35 PM

    I have been know oto fail at failing!

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  16. humbirdAugust 2, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Better to do?
    even if screwed?
    easy to achieve?
    hard to believe...

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  17. BelvaAugust 2, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    Be like the mountains, have pride, never fail
    Always shake your stones a little or they will get stale
    Have your greatness in silence, don't brag to the moon
    Soon all the others will sing the very same tune

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:19 PM

      Bragging to the moon
      Leaves one beat with a spoon
      At least we'd hope
      No need to be that dope

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  18. HRBennett87August 2, 2017 at 1:00 PM

    I do so look forward to October 4th. I'm trying to think of the right way to do the picture. ;)

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  19. The Silver FoxAugust 2, 2017 at 1:11 PM

    If we get stuck saying "what if" it can keep us from accomplishing anything!

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:20 PM

      Yep, there we sit
      Still ever so full of shit

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  20. Mary KirklandAugust 2, 2017 at 1:13 PM

    Skunks smell bad, like really bad.

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  21. Suzanne FurnessAugust 2, 2017 at 1:18 PM

    Do and learn and then return! I like that.

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  22. Fundy BlueAugust 2, 2017 at 1:24 PM

    "Failure teaches." If I were starting teaching in another week, I'd hang that in my classroom, together with "Persistence reaches." And I'd credit you and share some of your picture books with my kiddos and share with my kiddos how hard you work to achieve your writing dreams. Oh, I'd be on a roll ~ I'd even share adorable Orlin and Cassie! You are an inspiration, my friend! maybe I'd have my kiddos draw Orlin and Cassie after an "author study" and send them to you. Alas, I'm retired! But I'm going to hang "Failure teaches. Persistence reaches." in my study! Have a good one, Pat. Where you're at!

    If there are any elementary teachers out there feel free to snag my ideas! I'd start with the Cassie book, "Bug in the Rug."

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 1:31 PM

      haha look at you go
      Got a quote spurred from my show
      Failure does teach more than winning
      As it keeps things a spinning
      Then makes the win all the better
      Would be fun to receive a kiddo letter
      I've gotten email before
      Bug in the Rug went over well at my shore

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  23. Sandra CoxAugust 2, 2017 at 1:47 PM

    The only failure is giving up.

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  24. cleemckenzieAugust 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM

    You've summed up a lot of writer angst here. Those doubt filled "what ifs" are killers.

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  25. Erika BeebeAugust 2, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    Failure does teach and I really would like to live on that what if beach...nice post!

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 3:21 PM

      Be nice to have a pristine beach
      As long as giant litterbox users weren't in reach

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  26. Sherry EllisAugust 2, 2017 at 2:40 PM

    Well rhymed. To reach success, you have to fail a few times. You just have to keep getting up, and not let it keep you down.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 2, 2017 at 3:22 PM

      Yep, can't be kept down
      Even when the crap piles up and turns you brown

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  27. Yolanda RenéeAugust 2, 2017 at 6:27 PM

    Failure?
    Here I thought all this crap meant success.
    Damn! Wrong as usual! :)

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  28. Crystal CollierAugust 2, 2017 at 6:30 PM

    Failure teaches.
    What if beaches.

    YES! I completely agree and want to knock people over the head when they freak out about the momentary setbacks, unable to see the bigger picture. We're constantly growing by taking leaps of faith, whether we succeed or not.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 3, 2017 at 7:57 AM

      Yep, a good knock to the head some sure need
      As we grow no matter what takes seed

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  29. mail4roseyAugust 2, 2017 at 6:47 PM

    falling flat on your hiney
    can make your return so shiney
    to heck with with coulda, woulda, shoulda's and what if's

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    1. Pat HattAugust 3, 2017 at 7:57 AM

      Toss them all in the sea
      Then whip down your zipper and on them pee lol

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    2. mail4roseyAugust 5, 2017 at 10:25 PM

      Prolly easier for your gender than mine. #justsayin

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  30. BlogorattiAugust 2, 2017 at 7:14 PM

    Fail to prepare
    Prepare to fail
    Risk it like mismatch socks a pair
    Embrace all of the fear
    If you don't try now
    You will never know how

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  31. Rita Fitzpatrick WriterAugust 2, 2017 at 7:29 PM

    This is brilliant! And so true!

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  32. AdamAugust 2, 2017 at 7:58 PM

    Maybe you'll need to sign George RR Martin so he can finish the book series before he dies

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    1. Pat HattAugust 3, 2017 at 7:58 AM

      Fat chance of that
      Slow as a snail where he is at

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  33. AnonymousAugust 2, 2017 at 8:18 PM

    To be a winner
    Rise up for dinner
    If luck gets thinner
    Be a grinner

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  34. Gloria BakerAugust 2, 2017 at 8:36 PM

    Never give up Pat, you doing well :)

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  35. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyAugust 2, 2017 at 9:34 PM

    Failure teaches. So true. It's often the only way we can learn.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 3, 2017 at 7:59 AM

      Yep, the only way it truly sticks in
      When we take failure for a spin

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  36. Theresa MahoneyAugust 2, 2017 at 11:58 PM

    If you fall, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try again. I was just telling my husband to stop wallowing in the one no he was just told and start pursuing those who will say yes. No is never an option for me.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 3, 2017 at 7:59 AM

      Get those yes's and away you go
      Ignore the fools with their no

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  37. UnknownAugust 3, 2017 at 2:24 AM

    Failure is hard
    But it teaches us
    Don't leap out
    In front of a bus

    Don't ask me what this means :-)

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  38. dolorahAugust 4, 2017 at 4:23 AM

    There are worse things than failing. Like, never starting.

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  39. CynthiaAugust 5, 2017 at 4:12 AM

    I think a lot of good fiction has come from "what if" questions.

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    1. Pat HattAugust 5, 2017 at 10:08 AM

      A lot sure does show
      From that kind of what if show

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  40. BirgitAugust 5, 2017 at 11:02 AM

    One should listen to you
    You have created over 50 books at your zoo.

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