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Life At a Glance

No one ever really knows just what to tell you in advance about the things you’ll learn in life; things often come by chance! you’re likely to mess up; folks will look at you askance, but hopefully you’ll have fun when it comes to romance. You’ll learn by experience; you’ll learn to take a stance. You’ll learn to pivot, dip and prance because life is a dance! You probably will do just fine; that’s life at a glance. March 9, 2021 NA in the Life At A Glance Poetry Contest

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John Watt

Date: 12/10/2022 10:21:00 PM

I like the monorhymes you came up with, and how you worked them into describing life. It makes it hard to know how to parent children when you can't know in advance what they will come across in their lives. Just teach them the principles and how to be good people. I like your dance imagery.

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 3/12/2021 7:36:00 AM

Andrea- This is so well done! It shows your talent as a poet. I could muster nothing for this contest! All the best but this looks a winner!!

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 3/12/2021 10:18:00 AM

no I did not! somehow couldn't think of anything!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/12/2021 9:34:00 AM

Thanks, it did not make the list, but maybe it will work for Brian. One never knows!! (it WAS kind of a hard one to think about. Did you ever do it?)

Joseph Spence Sr

Date: 3/11/2021 12:17:00 AM

Congratulations, and excellent post my sister of God's inspirational grace, Andrea. I love the flow of the words and the impact of the message. The descriptive excellence is lovely and sends terrific images. The theme of "Life's Glance" stands out, and the tone moves the piece down the page with much grace. Great job! Have a fantastic day, with God's richest grace and blessings to you and your loved ones always.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 3/10/2021 8:12:00 AM

I love this. Such happy wisdom!

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/10/2021 7:15:00 AM

WoW!Andrea, What a good entry for the contest. And you did it monorhyme. I agree, life is a dance and things often do come by chance.Well done. Best wishes in the in the contest. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/10/2021 4:56:00 AM

Life is fine--life is dance--I like the upbeat tones, Andrea.

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 3/10/2021 2:50:00 AM

Yes true.. No one can tell us what will happen... We have to experience and learn... Great thoughts in few lines dear poetess. Hugs ~ Ani

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 3/9/2021 11:13:00 PM

Life is a dance true enough. Sometimes close, sometimes just wriggling on one's own.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/9/2021 8:12:00 PM

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. I noticed the hidden rhyme "prance" too. This is good stuff, and a difficult write, I'm sure. Best of luck, Andrea, in the contest!