Swings and Roundabouts

forthright don’t seem meandering paths ~ but they are known tried and tested 

shortcuts and trapdoors are much more direct ~ but lives they have ingested
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Sambourne Avatar
January 23, 2022 at 12:16 PM
A very relevant posting for me as I've fallen through a number of trap doors when my decisions wavered. Another thought provoking piece. Sincerely, Brian
Kavanagh  Avatar
January 23, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Thanks Brian, sometimes the damn things can open up so quickly, and catch us off guard, in hindsight it’s much easier to see these pitfalls, and perhaps learn, I’m also guilty for tempting fate, and have paid the price too, cheers David
Buehler Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 4:34 PM
David, this reminds me of Robert Frost's, The Road Not Taken. Excellent writing, and I love the rhyme.
Kavanagh  Avatar
January 21, 2022 at 12:47 AM
Thank you Evelyn, well that certainly cannot be a bad thing, I love that poem, high praise cheers David
Cunningham Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 12:20 PM
Better the devil you know rather than cut corners that often ends in heartbreak or even worse. Tom.
Kavanagh  Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 12:52 PM
Sure thing Tom, but try tell that to most of society today, everything is expected yesterday, but alas there is a price to pay, cheers David
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