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who is the author of this poem?

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RiMMER

Post subject: who is the author of this poem?

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:18 am

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There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he on day passed away,
His insurance was denied,
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never really died.

It gets attributed to John C. Maxwell, but sites also say that it's an anonymous poem, or something like that.
A true source would be great to know.

Thanks in advance!

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Sophia Brown

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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:47 pm

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Just hung on Google and found only 2 domain representing this quote using double quotes. And both mentioned the quote is by John C. Maxwell.

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thenostromo

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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:03 am

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Does this website have any active moderators? :roll:

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thenostromo

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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:05 am

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Apparently not....

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gumtree

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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:08 pm

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thenostromo wrote:

Apparently not....

Phaedrus has been doing a terrific job answering all the quotation queries on his own for the last few years, but there are no other moderators around at all.

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Phaedrus

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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:35 pm

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I'm still here!

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gumtree

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:31 am

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And greatly appreciated

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thenostromo

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:42 pm

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Well, this Poeatreeman seems to be hijacking a bunch of threads.

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Phaedrus

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:27 pm

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POEATREEMAN

Post subject: just trying to share my works

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:05 pm

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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if you do not want me to post. please say so.

i am just trying to share my works
thank you for your time

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Phaedrus

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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:51 pm

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I think you should add the poetry to your Outlook forum. It is best to answer the thread without resorting to verse.

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