Trials and Tears of the Past Few Years: Rambling Rhymes 2010–2016

By Dave Harris

The poems are about life, love, passion, sense, and nonsense.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524540241

Dave Harris

Dave Harris worked for over 20 years in school leadership, including 12 as a school principal across both primary and secondary phases. During this time he developed a reputation for innovative thinking and practice. Since retiring from working in schools he now puts his ideas into practice as Managing Director of Independent Thinking Ltd.John West-Burnham is an independent writer, teacher, and consultant in education leadership. John is the author, co-author, or editor of 27 books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Leadership Dialogues and he has worked in 27 countries. He is a director of three academy trusts, a trustee of two educational charities, and is an honorary professor in the Institute of Education, University of Worcester.

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Copyright © 2017 by Dave Harris.

Front cover photo by Mike Healey

Back cover photo by Robert Rathborne

Interior photos by Dave Harris except page 14 by Maria Gotelli

Artwork by Cassandra Linnea Auker

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Rev. date: 02/21/2017

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Contents

Trusty Rusty

Bad News

Cruisin’ for Fun

Good Advice

Asphalt Cowboy

Lonesome Rider

Never Goin’ Back

Test-Drive

Good Advice Revisited

Life

I’m Already There

Repetition

This is This

The Frog upon the Lily Pad

Love Is

Goin’ Home

The Pooh Bear Way

Words of Wisdom

The Whale

Next Time

The Simple Facts

Mon Chapeau

Thinkin’ About Drinkin’

Moonlight in the Night

The Word

The World Today

Dedicated to the inhabitants

of the Planet of Kindred Souls

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Silence is the voice of the Great One

To hear, you must listen

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Trusty Rusty

I bought five old pickups that were in disrepair

I figured I had enough parts to make one that was fair

I walked up to the first one and opened the door

When I got in, my foot went right through the floor

The second one’s got dual headlights, the third, lockin’ hubs

The fourth was all infested with spiders and bugs

The fifth is a Power Wagon, I wonder what that means

It runs pretty good, but the radiator steams

I took ’em all apart, then I looked ’em over good