Ins and Outs

This is what life’s all about:
We barrel in and totter out.

Along the way, we smile or pout
And try our best to conquer doubt.

We may be rebels or devout,
Remain unnoticed or have clout,

Yet we survive, in flood or drought,
Our whispers rising to a shout

As we fight in our final bout;
Then, like a candle, fizzle out.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Gauthier Avatar
January 17, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Delightful monorhyme ~ lovely message, Ilene.
Borke Avatar
January 17, 2023 at 8:41 AM
And barrel into something new
Tor Avatar
January 14, 2023 at 7:17 PM
How true this is a Favorite...
Thomas Avatar
January 14, 2023 at 9:45 AM
The rhythm of life. Enjoyed your thought and the rhyme of it :) Hi Ilene
Krutsinger Avatar
January 13, 2023 at 6:46 AM
I am enoying these end rhymes
Wolf Avatar
January 11, 2023 at 7:12 PM
Happy Fizzle Party! ... And yet, there is that final leap of the flame...
Volumes Avatar
January 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Words of wisdom, so beautifully put. it sums up life in a "nutshell". Ilene I am making a special place for this one in my favorites list.
Conn Avatar
January 11, 2023 at 1:49 PM
This allegory should begin with the word "In". Always a pleasure.
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