Timing

I’ve heard it said that timing
Is the key to one’s success
And planning works out better
Than most any last-ditch guess.

Yet we can’t predict that circumstance
Will work out as we’d like
For we never know when lightning
Or good fortune just might strike.

On occasion, though, we get someplace
At just the perfect time
With results as unexpected
As good poetry in rhyme.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Johnson Avatar
May 12, 2019 at 10:20 PM
They say that timing is everything. It must be true because right now I'm too tired to come up with some clever rhyming. Good night ilene. :) <3
Rigoler Avatar
May 7, 2019 at 2:29 PM
Wise words here, Ilene! Personally I'm a stickler for being or getting on time for appointments, invites to dinner, etc. Not a rhyme freak, I do try to keep the meter going for flow purposes. Thanks for posting your poem. / M
Beilschmidt Sr. Avatar
May 7, 2019 at 8:18 AM
Good message ilene. The meter in this poem is done quite well
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