Written In The Stars

"Written In The Stars"
An inspirational phrase.
It encourages hope
And fantasy displays.

If things happen by a force
That controls the future - understand -
We ourselves are that force!
The Stars rest in our hand...

Timing factors in
When we make a new friend.
Are we feeling vulnerable?
Need someone new on to depend?

Have we been yearning
To find our "true love"?
Another crosses our path in the same mindset
As though it's destined from above.

Life can throw us down
For lengthy stretches at a time.
Then something wonderful happens
As though it was divine.

I don't mean to burst bubbles,
But what's "written in the stars"
Is the reality we choose to endorse,
To live, to become ours.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Scragg Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Thanks Robert. Just got it entered on time. :-D yes, my style is my comfort zone. Occasionally I dabble with other forms but I think you'll always tell which is mine .. lol. Yes, I will take a look at your new contest. Thank you for my placement in the contest. All the best :-D
Liguori Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Your style is divine and recognizable. Thanks for entering my contest. Please consider writing for my new one too.
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May 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Sorry, don't know what I did but the last message i put on the poem was a reply to yours.
Dietrich Avatar
May 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Yes we choose and also fate seems to know what we need. Do much can be said on this immortal theme. Very nicely done, Natasha
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May 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Thank you Andrea xx
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