Spontaneous

It’s good to be spontaneous,
Not stick to any plan.
Be free to do most anything
You feel like, when you can.

Yet that won’t work for everyone
And that’s including me.
I like to know just how I’ll get
From A to B to C.

I’m more at ease when schedules
Are plotted out and set,
With reservations made and all
Arrangements to be met.

Still, I admire anyone
Who’s wired in a way
Allowing for decisions made
Last minute, come-what-may.

At times, I’ve hoped spontaneous
Might be where I belong,
But, with a few exceptions,
My attempts all worked out wrong.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Krutsinger Avatar
April 5, 2022 at 11:34 AM
I love it that you are TRYING to be spontaneous! Some of us cannot help it!
Rigoler Avatar
April 4, 2022 at 6:55 PM
When I go on trips I have to plan for every detail because I tend to be forgetful. At the supermarket I wait in a long line with mr own bags filled with groceries waiting to check out only to find out I forget my wallet (with credit card therein) on the $#@^& kitchen table! / Maurice
Watt Avatar
April 4, 2022 at 11:46 AM
my spousal unit is much more spontaneous than i so we make quite the odd couple when it comes to how the time on our holidays/vacations is spent... i'm still learning how to "go with the flow"
Leffanta Avatar
April 3, 2022 at 11:21 AM
Well written script, but do avoid Honolulu where the bus schedules are only pipe dreams! Aloha!
Wolf Avatar
April 2, 2022 at 7:47 PM
Interesting write, Ilene. As for me, I can only be 'spontaneous' when I have planned everything -- and then chuck it to the four winds. :)
Logan Avatar
April 2, 2022 at 12:50 PM
Sometime the best laid plans fall apart despite any amount of planning. I'm a planner, but I'm becoming more daring, and just do it. Fun thoughts in your lines, Ilene.
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