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The Unexpected

Someday, maybe
I will be unshakeable
unmovable
steadfast-

I tell myself.

So secure in
myself and the
present moment and
all the little minuscule things
that I control

That nothing and no one
will ever shake me up
unsettle or disturb me
ever again...

Like a monk
breathing out, breathing in
sheltered in stillness
empty of self and
full of wholesome mantras
tranquility and
peace-

I tell myself.

For I've had practice
in the unexpected-
and practice
makes perfect, right?

Unexpected pregnancy, alarming illnesses
accidental death, unlikely friendships
abrupt financial ruin, sudden second-chances
unexpected successes and
unexpected failures...

Come to think of it-
none of it was ever
what I expected, at all.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/10/2019 9:04:00 PM

"For I've had practice in the unexpected- and practice makes perfect, right?" - yes, we think so until....UGH! Ha! I kind of love the unexpected myself, it gets my blood pumping, Soul Sister!

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/10/2019 10:55:00 PM

I think changelings (like you) are naturally able to adjust to the unexpected better than most! ;)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/10/2019 1:48:00 PM

I love this, Rhona. WE have all been there at one time or another and will continue to do so.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/10/2019 4:43:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea! Yes, I think life is determined to keep us from ever becoming "settled"! ;)

Silent One

Date: 3/10/2019 8:47:00 AM

I really love your prose poetry.. It is always thought provoking..

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/10/2019 4:42:00 PM

Thank you, Silent One! I am so glad!! ;)

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 3/10/2019 8:40:00 AM

Excellent. Well penned. Enjoyed reading it.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/10/2019 4:41:00 PM

Thank you so much!! ;)

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/9/2019 2:56:00 PM

Love your stanza about the unexpected, life is so full of twists and turns we don't see, also moved by your lines 'empty of self/full of wholesome mantras'-

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/9/2019 5:17:00 PM

Yes, I've (nearly) given up predicting what will happen from day to day... ;) Thank you, my friend!