Roger Bissell Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 That's the Price You Payby Roger E. Bissell1976If freedom has a bitter tasteFrom all the facts you finally faced,And all the years that went to waste,Then that's the price you pay.And if it seems too great a costFor all the losing dice you tossedAnd all the precious time you lost,Then that's the price you pay.The good times never seem to last.You're haunted by a chance you passed.Tomorrow seems to come too fast.Yes, that's the price you pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy Newton Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 That's the Price You Payby Roger E. Bissell1976If freedom has a bitter tasteFrom all the facts you finally faced,And all the years that went to waste,Then that's the price you pay.And if it seems too great a costFor all the losing dice you tossedAnd all the precious time you lost,Then that's the price you pay.The good times never seem to last.You're haunted by a chance you passed.Tomorrow seems to come too fast.Yes, that's the price you pay.I like this poem, Roger. I have a vague sense that it isn't finished.--Mindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 That's the Price You Payby Roger E. Bissell1976If freedom has a bitter tasteFrom all the facts you finally faced,And all the years that went to waste,Then that's the price you pay.And if it seems too great a costFor all the losing dice you tossedAnd all the precious time you lost,Then that's the price you pay.The good times never seem to last.You're haunted by a chance you passed.Tomorrow seems to come too fast.Yes, that's the price you pay.I like this poem, Roger. I have a vague sense that it isn't finished.--MindyThat's because he's not dead.--Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I just came across these excellent verses , and I too feel that it needs one or two more stanzas - maybe showing what you get for the price you pay. Good, good work, Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Bissell Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Hmmm, you're all right--the poem does seem unfinished, and I'm not dead yet. So, perhaps another verse or two will pop out soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Reminds me of the Robert Frost poem: The Road Not Taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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