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Too Late To Make Things Right

The young go-getter reached the ladder’s top rung by making work his foremost purpose in life. Lengthy absences from wife and children stung, but wealth he provided outweighed any strife, so he thought. To his work-first ethic he clung till poor health and retirement cut like a knife. Loved ones’ aloofness cuts deeper. He has found the saying’s true: What goes around comes around. September 21, 2022 entered in the Ottava Rima Contest Placed 6th Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins

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Beata Agustin

Date: 10/4/2022 4:24:00 AM

Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... a sad reality, exposed by your awesome poetic style. God bless you.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 11/25/2022 10:25:00 AM

Beata, please accept this REALLY belated thank-you! Janice

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/3/2022 1:16:00 PM

In balance is always good in everything in life. Congratulations on this winning work. Way to go ..Sara

Janice Canerdy
Date: 11/25/2022 10:24:00 AM

Sara, please accept this REALLY belated thank-you! Janice

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/3/2022 7:23:00 AM

Sadly true. Congratulations on your win Janice! Linda

Janice Canerdy
Date: 11/25/2022 10:24:00 AM

Linda, please accept this REALLY belated thank-you! Janice

Susan Ashley

Date: 10/2/2022 6:09:00 PM

Dear Janice, my heartiest congratulations to you for your excellent win in Milt’s contest with your beautifully composed poem. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Janice Canerdy
Date: 11/25/2022 10:23:00 AM

Susan, please accept this REALLY belated thank-you! Janice

Jenna Logan

Date: 10/2/2022 4:36:00 PM

Congratulations on your entry being on the winning list, Janice. Well Done!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 11/25/2022 10:22:00 AM

Jenna, please accept this REALLY belated thank-you! Janice

Mark Massey

Date: 10/2/2022 11:40:00 AM

So true, so true - we get caught up trying to make a living and lose site of why we work in the first place. By the time we retire, we are worn out. This is very well done and thought provoking. And, thanks for stopping by my site…Congrats as well!!!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/2/2022 11:45:00 AM

Thank SO much, Mark! Janice

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/2/2022 10:23:00 AM

Janice, I so thoroughly enjoyed your poem, a fine Ottava Rima. Congratulations for your placement in my contest!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/2/2022 11:44:00 AM

Milton, thanks so much for sponsoring and for my win! I am thrilled. Janice

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/25/2022 5:28:00 PM

Our eyes on the prize, not riches and fame, but what really matters. Well said, Janice!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/26/2022 5:43:00 AM

Thanks so much, Kim. Janice

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/21/2022 11:33:00 AM

It is never too late to learn from our mistakes, but enjoyed your poem! Aloha!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/22/2022 11:13:00 AM

Especially when we fail to measure the consequences of our words and actions! Aloha!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/21/2022 2:09:00 PM

Thanks so much, Rico. I agree for the most part, but sometimes it's too late to make things RIGHT. Janice