When our grindstone comes into blossom,
A hen's curse might kill an eagle.
Maybe when hell freezes over,
The snake that I see will bite.
I am mortal but among the Angels
Left but never forgotten
Beneath the cudgel of pain
Pressed under, still my soul is as right as rain
I am a blessing in disguise and Invictus
Bright eyed and bushy tailed
Still, curses and atrocities comes knocking
Trying to knock me yet I am consolidated
It's alright being in dire straits
I got the capacity to take the bull by the horns
I am out of this world, dare send a curse
I will fashion it into a blessing
Qué será, será; whatever will be, will be.
This proverb or expression many know.
It means if you are living with regrets,
for heaven’s sake, just let those feelings go.
There’s no use crying over milk that’s spilled.
(that’s another goodie for what I mean).
Take the bull by the horns and Giddy up!
Be an adult. You are not still thirteen.
Qué será, será. Whatever will be will be.
This also means fate is a giant thing.
So important is this saying there’s a song
for it, which Doris Day was first to sing.
How interesting the date the song was published.
It was my birth year, nineteen-fifty-five.
Maybe that’s why I find it appealing.
Decades later, the song and I both thrive.
A fatalist am I, so I believe
quite strongly there are things we can’t control.
For all the good we do, bad still can happen.
You’re on a roll; next day you’re in a hole.
Chin up; keep on going long as you can.
Struck down? Just smile and sing your cares away.
With qué será and whatever will be, will be
great sayings just keep coming into play!
Feb. 14, 2023
Based on the song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be),"
sung by Doris Day
When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting I'd slip into a stupor.
I was too young for most things and too old for the rest.
I was stuck in the middle, an unwanted guest,
Searching in vain for the place I belonged,
Awaiting my prince to come sing me his song;
Sweep me up in his arms and then whisk me away,
To a life filled with gladness as fairy tales say;
But life is no fairy tale, it's business at hand.
If you want to survive then get with the plan.
We have to grow up, take the bull by the horns,
For life's what you make it, you have been forewarned.
My life s much better in some ways it seems,
Though I must admit it's not like my dreams.
I've learned from experience when less than enchanted,
I'm happier when trying to bloom where I'm planted.
When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting I'd slip into a stupor.
I was too young for most things and too old for the rest.
I was stuck in the middle, an unwanted guest;
Searching in vain for the place I belonged;
Awaiting my prince to come sing me his song,
Sweep me up in his arms and then whisk me away,
To a life filled with gladness as fairytales say;
But life is no fairytale it's business at hand,
If you want to survive then get with the plan.
We have to grow up, take the bull by the horns;
For life's what you make it, you have been forewarned.
My life is much better in some ways it seems.
Though I must admit it's not like my dreams.
I've learned from experience when less than enchanted,
I'm happier when trying to bloom where I'm planted.
~ Colds it’s bad enough ~ people have their own issues ~
22/01/2021
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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12 syllables
Take the bull by the horns,
Or the bull will take you.
Stand up and holler,
A house prisoner is not you!
There is no jailer at your front
door.
Though terms tossed about,
makes you think this is truth
to the core!
Want to change things does require
courage and action.
So stop our endless sniveling to gain
satisfaction.
Warriors win wars in battles,
not so easily fought.
Having been in so many,wins
beat losses, so I have been
wonderfully taught.
Today is your day, the trumpet
for braveness calls.
Get outdoors in God's creation,
His world has no guards nor fear
laden walls.
May 8, 2020
10am PST
Ever heard the words peachy impeachment
Should be considered cause this needs special treatment
Being Canadian, can't vote
But hearing all the worlds quotes
Time to take the bull by the horns for reasons decent
Ever heard the words peachy impeachment
Should be considered cause this needs special treatment
Being Canadian, can't vote
But hearing world quotes
Time's come to take the bull by the horns for reasons decent
Ever heard the words "peachy impeachment"
Should be considered cause this needs special treatment
Being Canadian, can't vote
But hearing world quotes
Time's come to take the bull by the horns for reasons decent
This life shall not go in one direction
You are hardly left with any option
Like the wind blowing in all sides
Learn to live the way, as He decides
It shall not allow you go forward
Rather shall also bring you backward
Confusion shall sprout when you are clear
Clarity may blink bright when you are unclear
When you have decided to go ahead
It may decisively drive you not to tread
When you are determined to halt
It may tempt you to try for the result
A trusted friend may backtrack to betray
A betrayer may bend for your sake to pray
Stare down with a sense of wavering is worldly!
Set your motion as per situation, boldly!!
Do it right or wrong without haste
Good or bad coolly raise to taste
Today is the day, you are destined to live!
Take the bull by the horns, not to leave!!
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COMMON opposites.
How do you seem so calm when I rage?
How do I shake and hide when you take to the stage?
Why do you shine so bright when I run and hide?
Why do I stand behind when you stand by my side?
We love each other absolutely,
Utterly and completely.
We clicked from the start,
Nothing in common but the heart.
How do you smile so confidently and say ‘hi’?
Why do I shy away or just say ‘bye’.
You take the bull by the horns, I stand on the fence.
Your eyes are so loving and free yet mine are intense.
I kiss your cheek as you sleep,
The love we have is so deep.
I wonder what you see in me?
All I ever do is want to flee.
The truth is opposites attract that’s our glue.
They said we wouldn’t work, but we knew.
Roses are red but sometime they are white.
That’s why I can’t let you out of my sight.
11 may 2018
CARPE DIEM
Carpe diem–seize the day!
For this is the very best way.
The world can be your oyster
if you make the most of today.
Carpe diem–seize the day!
Grab at each opportunity,
take the bull by the horns
this rules out perplexity.
Carpe diem–seize the day!
Like sands in an hour glass,
so are the days of our lives
that slip through hands, quickly pass
Carpe diem–seize the day!
Live and enjoy the present.
We have this moment in time,
use wisdom how it is spent.
Copyright © Vivien Wade 2014
Ever heard the words peachy impeachment
Should be considered cause this needs special treatment
Being Canadian, can't vote
But hearing world quotes
Time's come to take the bull by the horns for reasons decent
Take the bull by the horns
You may find blisters corns
But man be brave
You'll surely pave
The way to your new morns
Before a rainbow appears
there must be a little rain
Before we find true love
we must have a little pain
you might run away from your problems
but your problems still remain
you have to leave the past behind
before you can make a change.
To travel through life successfully
you have to accept life is no bed of roses
and you have to ride the storms
see problems as a challenge
you can learn from
take the bull by the horns.
You can't rely on others
to give you a helping hand
and get on
you may have won a battle
but there maybe a war to overcome.
Life is for living
and serving God up above
to thank him for all he has done
and his love.
Don't put off until tomorrow
what you can do today
or one morning you may wake up
to find it's too late
your old and grey.
Peter Dome.copyright.2012.
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