A little life, a brand-new start,
Placed gently in a parent’s heart.
We ask for peace to guard their way,
And wrap them safely night and day.
May God grant wisdom deep and clear,
To guide their steps through every year.
With open doors and pathways bright,
And opportunity in sight.
With tiny hands and eyes so wide,
May heavenly favor be their guide.
A gift of hope, a love so true,
We bless this little life anew.
May we be blessed whether sparked within our own heart…
or influenced from the Gods above…
Instead of seeing the differences between us
as an opportunity to hate…
we see them
as an opportunity to love.
The future looks bright
opportunities arise
time for a life change
Inner self craves quality time.
Protect your golden opportunities at all cost.
Be gentle and pace yourself.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
They say they come once in a lifetime, but do they
Really is that the only time a nice job will swing your way
Feels more like meat thrown in the air for a hungry bird fight
Is it really worth the battle to chase the bait for a bite
Most decide to leave one for another chasing that higher dollar
At the bottom of a new corporate latter wearing that blue collar
You put down what taste familiar for another cup
It sounds like an opportunity until you realize what's up
A brand new environment with a whole new set of rules
Feeling the shoes of an employee that was used and abused
It must have been opportunity for them at one time
What's the real reason for posting the "We're Hiring Now" sign.
I believe life owed me no more than a chance,
at times my failures were of my own making.
Often times I’ve procrastinated at first glance,
and missed what God intended for my taking.
I deposited opportunities on the stove’s back burner,
with intent to address them some future day.
This wouldn’t happen to an astute discerner,
inattention always demanded a price i pay.
Sometimes but once an opportunity came ,
and then God gave it to one more deserving.
I faced the mirror with my finger of blame,
without hope of the opportunity returning.
Time is critical in making good decisions,
get it right the first time, life grants no revisions.
Take that chance every chance you get,
fall on your face and then forget,
live your life without regret,
take that chance every chance you get.
More risk by far to never make the run,
and lose your dreams one by one,
and forgetting each until you’re done.
Rather rise and embrace each day,
another step on your chosen way,
there’s no better time than today,
so, rise up and embrace each day.
Take the risk to live your dreams,
life’s too short for less it seems,
make your plans and live your schemes,
and take the risk to live your dreams.
Beyond the relics stance tainted feigned glory,
the achievers had gifted us their puzzles,
speckled based best in their field of theory,
like Baia hot baths, can't stomach its guzzles,
aloft or cavernous, or in a quarry,
like those Pyramid guys fuss up their fuzzles,
as rock piles escape while history depicts,
the bookshelves leave those green stains with those quick picks.
Millenniums, centuries, decades, plus years,
anthropologists helped by benefactors,
busy in their research before disasters,
like Baia downed in Naples Bay, off its shores,
letters for funding by their alma maters,
reach prosperous grads where old money outpours,
and achievers will have their dribblings published,
skilled wins the Nobel Prize as greatly cherished.
Don't worry you fail
They're many grass in the world
To pasture your cows.
I could find a job
If I only had the time
But I sleep all day
Some are common - others rare,
But opportunities are there
For us to claim, capture, declare...
Unless we simply stop and stare.
Long after our mother's girth...
Beyond our time of childbirth,
We have chances for all their worth
To make our way on planet Earth.
Some of them simply appear
During a meal... over a beer.
Others may not seem as clear
If we refuse to see or hear.
Granted some are, others earned...
Some cases see them adjourned.
Lost at times with bridges burned...
Experience and what is learned.
Feeding out of their said manger...
Each one a potential changer.
Sometimes given by a stranger
Or another unknown ranger.
Saviours from a life of woe...
Expanders of what we all know.
An opportunist - are you so
Or would you rather let them go?
You have worked hard all your life now it is time to retire
Go out and explore new things, surround yourself with what you desire
You are now entering a new phase of your life where you have more control over time and what you want to do with it
So many new opportunities will present itself, you just have to see which ones will fit
The most important thing you must do for yourself is to keep yourself mentally and physically alive
As you get older health problems are lining up to visit you, so get out there and exercise, for this you must strive
The old saying goes when I retire I am going to do this
You need to make a plan of things you want to do,write them down or lots of opportunities you might miss
First and foremost do whatever makes you happy, plan a trip to an exotic place
Be active but also find time to relax you are not in some kind of race
Life is like a novel you are nearing the final chapter
Make it joyful and fun, spends more time with family and friends, but above all enjoy yourself and fill your world with lots of love and laughter
Despite all the political upheaval we still live in the best country around
Having the freedom to live our lives the way we want keeps us firmly on the ground
Many unique opportunities will cross our path along the way
Find things that will positively change your life while keeping negativity at bay
Reach out and find the one thing that is going to make you happy
Put your heart and soul into everything you do,even though it may not be easy
Life is for living and that is what you exactly need to do
Be the best you can be, set goals for yourself, and be sure to follow through
Challenge yourself every day to do the things you most desire
Knowing you are in charge of your destiny, go out and see what you can acquire
If someone wrote your autobiography, what would it say
Truly a person that respected life and what it had to offer every single day
In life do we ever meet our full potential
Achieving this can only come from hard work, which is truly essential
Our hopes and dreams should become part of our reality
Only then can you become the person you want to be
You can not sit back and wait for it to come to you
Organize the path to take in your mind and then follow it through
You are the director of your life, so create the picture of what you want to achieve
Anything is possible you first must believe
Life presents so many opportunities to achieve your goals
Explore as many as you can and watch the good times roll
Never underestimate the potential we all have deep inside
Allow it to flow and watch the keys to success that it will provide
shells wandered out onto the beach in strips and slashes
from the air it probably looked like a Shriner’s convention
God was materializing in the east in the form of an explosion
I ran to get my camera, not knowing what to photograph first
such an amazingly brilliant photographic opportunity!
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