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Unprepared

I thought that I was unprepared
In case the day got colder.
I should have brought a sweater 
I could toss across my shoulder.

I wasn't sure I'd brought enough
To read to be fulfilling
In case some plans fell through and there
Was time that needed killing.

I thought I might get hungry
And forgot to bring a snack,
Though once I'd had that thought, it was
Too late for turning back.

It turned out I was warm enough,
Not hungry and not bored,
So luck was on my side,
A most mysterious reward.

For though the Girl Scouts tell us
We should always be prepared,
Without such luck we never know
Just how we might have fared.

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Robert Johnson Date: 10/28/2018 2:59:00 PM I'm with Nina, a day bag full of this and that. If all was eaten, I'd be so fat. And papers and some other things that maybe I will need. When I get home, I really wonder, why I thought all this I need. Login to Reply

Leo Larry Amadore Date: 10/10/2018 9:13:00 PM Luck definitely plays an important role when we have failed to take precautions against unforeseen eventualities. But the odds are often (though not always) in our favor, when what we anticipate doing does not expose us to greater than average heat or cold, hunger or boredom. And the genesis of your little lilting poem posted here would certainly have been enough to occupy your thoughts. I enjoyed reading it. Login to Reply