A Twisted Path

Life is at best a twisted path,
A crooked line from start to end.
Often murky, sometimes clear,
With ups and downs and curves and bends,
Always unknown which way it wends
Until the very end is near.

But, however twisted, craggy, flat,
Strewn with stones or smooth as glass,
The path we take is up to destiny.
No matter how we may obsess,
To no avail we second guess,
What follows life will always be a mystery.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bauer Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Wise observations, wonderfully penned, Jim!
Slaughter Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 1:25 PM
Thank you, Ilene.
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 10:04 AM
Hello Jim Slaughter, oh you are so right! Life is a mystery. no one knows our destiny whether good or bad. enjoy your day my friend./Darlene\
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Hello Jim, yes it is fun to unravel it to see where it is going. enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene\
Slaughter Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 10:27 AM
But it's kind of fun unraveling it, isn't it? Thanks, Darlene.
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