Musings

Could the words have come?
Could I have made whole worlds,
peopled with the good, the bad,
and all the happy and all the sad?

Could I have dared to eat a peach,
and boldly painted outside the lines?
What might I have made of my life if
I had only tried to fly without  wings?

But life is always as it wills itself,
forever as it should be, as it must be.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Gauthier Avatar
January 2, 2018 at 3:27 PM
Congrats on your win, L.J. Well done.
Carber Avatar
January 3, 2018 at 8:07 AM
Thank you! and Happy New Year!
Krampe Avatar
December 25, 2017 at 5:44 PM
Congrats on your win, L.J. Merry Christmas.
Carber Avatar
December 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM
Thanks Agnes, I appreciate it--and I hope you had a joyous Christmas!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
December 24, 2017 at 11:06 PM
Resolute. And wise. Congratulations on your win with this fine penning L.J.
Carber Avatar
December 25, 2017 at 10:43 AM
Thank you, Maureen, I appreciate it!
Rodrigues Avatar
December 24, 2017 at 8:19 PM
Summed up in final stanza! Nicely done, L.J.! Congrats!
Carber Avatar
December 25, 2017 at 10:43 AM
Many Thanks Kim!
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