John Anderson Poet Free verse

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"Choose between what you want, and what you want most, now." - Abraham Lincoln (attributed, paraphrased)
"Motivation gets you going, but resolve keeps you growing." - John C. Maxwell
"If you’re tired, do it tired." - Unknown
"Make it easy to start, harder to stop, remembering what you want, and why you started." - Author
"The price of excellence is self-discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment."- William Arthur Ward

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Taunting the Tightrope to Daunting

Every day I thread my way
along high wire tightrope,
strung between: 
promise and doubt;
resolve and quit;
hold on and fall off;
with a safety net set out below to catch me. 
But, try as I must, 
I can't get the hang of it.
I can't get to the other side,
without falling into the net.
The task is too taunting, 
taut and daunting, 
even when I use a balance pole.
So Here's the Rub!
Perchance to Dream!
Scrub the Net!

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Kim Rodrigues June 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM Great last two lines! I would need the net, but still would be frozen! John Anderson June 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM Thanks very much for your feedback which I love to get and appreciate. I should do more myself!