I negotiate my life
And travel onward
Steadfast in my journey
I will make it
To the other side
No one can
Stop me now
I see daylight
Through the end
Of this long tunnel
And a new beginning
Is waiting
For me there
Amongst the flowers
And the sunshine
Hope does flutter
Her wings
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – steadfast
Life just seems to take the wrong turns
On a path of joy
Clouds of sadness loom
On a path of peace
Chaos takes over
On a path of love
Indifference does wander
I need new directions towards finding me
Because now I am just lost
My plans gone awry
With the wrong paths to travel
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – awry
Take on life
With all the gusto
It finally deserves
Show excitement
In the day to day
Take a certain pleasure
In new things
You will begin to discover
The world has much to offer
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – gusto
Rue… regret. I have no regret, but he might. I am in a transition and will not be writing this weekend (which is why I am posting so much right now) I might have some time to read but that remains to be seen. Life is complicated and I need t simplify things for my own peace of mind. I promise to come back next week… I need to write and will be doing so over the weekend too as usual. I just won’t be at a place to post.
I hope everyone has a good weekend. May you all find the peace you need without a lot of trouble in the way. Thanks for sticking with me.
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – rue
“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in real life all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Faith is as essential to the spiritual realm as oxygen is to the natural realm.” – Ray Comfort
“The energy of the crowd is insane. Twenty thousand people. It is a biggest jolt of adrenaline. It is very hard to explain. You know the old story about the woman lifting the car off her kid? It’s in that realm. You can actually hurt yourself and not know it.” – Tom Petty
“The miracle of life is not to be to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of the Tree of Life and by living in the here and now, as fully and creatively as we can.” – Paul Kurtz
For Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – realm
Like a business website
I want to see clearly
An overview of my life
Able to see the past usage
Of all my energies
Able to know where
My time has been spent
Able to know my connections
And which ones are the best
But the closest I can come
Is a journal format I found
To highlight my days
And see where I need to change
So I write daily to try to improve
And better my fife instead of just lose
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – overview
I always thought it was strange
But now I wonder if I am one
One of those people who needs a life coach
I could use some organization
I often feel overwhelmed
And God knows I’m far from perfect
My mental health is not good
And neither is my physical health honestly
I just don’t think I can leave it up to me
It has taken me nearly 54 years to decide
I am not the best person to run my own life
It is a very sobering thought
Maybe the realization should be
That it is just not worth it
But I am not even strong enough for that
I think I’ll just go back to bed
Tomorrow will eventually be here
And with it maybe a little hope
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – coach
Nothing
That is what I feel late at night
Nothing
That is what I have to hold
Nothing
That is what my days are
Nothing
That is my life
Nothing
…nothing left to fight for
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – nothing
It is once again time to go back in time to find an old post from my archives of posts for FFF and share something that may be new to you. This poem was first posted on April 17th in 2017 here. It was for a daily prompt of climbing. I hope you enjoy it!
It is an uphill climb
The daily struggle called life
You have to keep moving forward
Or you will lose your momentum
Rocks and bushes will try to slow you down
But obstacles are no match
For sheer determination and survival instincts
The ultimate view from the top
Will be worth the journey of strife
So whatever you do
Just keep climbing…
