" Never count your chickens...before they hatch "
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Walking down the road under dark star filled skies
Streetlights illuminate the way
Being alive is good, I know it is
I welcome and savor each day
To have your health and strength of mind
Nothing can ever compare
Realise the worlds is yours
Just make of it what you will
When things are not quite right
It's because there is a part of your self
That is out of step with God
Search yourself and find the flaw
And remedy it straight away
Instant relief will be yours
The moment you put wrong away
I meet some friends from long ago
They're changed in so many ways
The passage of time sweeps along
Altering the landscape of life
Little kids I once knew
Are now full grown adults
Nothing ever stays the same
The secret is not to resist the flow
And take the good with the bad
Returning home, the night air chills
I zip up my jacket for warmth
I look the world right in the eye
With presence of mind at my core
Alert and vigilant to movement and sound
A steady rhythm of pace eats up the ground
I breathe in the scent of night flowering jasmine
And purposefully take hold of my key
Another day rounded off in excellent fashion
Yes,exuberant and enthusiastic I'll stay
Copyright by Peter Paton 2006
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Vesna
Love,
Joselyn
Great little poem.
Thank you for sharing!!
Love Tinka
in your step and an eye for the perfect detail to share through
a poem or story. Make us smell jasmine again!! 'Pea' <3
"I look the world right in the eye." A great line. I only way to look.
Sage
Eileen