Always thinking ahead,
as opportunity seldom knocks,
I'm still and always will be
pushing the envelope outside the box.
As what goes up must come down,
if I may have my way and say today,
airlines should sell seats by the pound,
the more you weigh, the more you pay.
History has shown (we've always known),
when American Indians he's among,
all the better to speak out of both sides of mouth,
white man speak with forked tongue.
As stress brings on distress,
employ mind over matter,
and dispense with the former,
to prevent the latter.
If God created mankind in his own image,
as some are straight and others gay,
was God therefore bisexual
or merely dabbling in shades of grey?
A well-balanced world would be bereft,
it can't be all right as nothing would be left,
and almost lost in obscurity,
its axial tilt of 23.44°,
is also known as 'obliquity'.
Thinking Ahead Humor
Miracle Man
November 30th 2023
I’m out of school and now I inquire,
I wonder what life will require?
Will I meet someone that I admire?
If like minded what will transpire?
Can they help me, will they inspire?
I’ll get a job though that seems dire.
One not requiring me to perspire.
To a higher plateau I Will aspire?
I don’t desire to set the world afire.
My one goal is that I don’t expire,
before I have a chance to retire.
I hope my plans don’t go haywire,
But plans I make often backfire.
A man once told me that there is one day each year
that if you sweat, you’ll die, And not knowing what day that was, he took no chances!
He said Excuse me Mrs. Kay, I cannot sign this pledge.
It is Red Ribbon Week at School.
Counselors all over the world are speaking of the dangers of alcohol
and other drugs, especially if you use them too liberally.
The pledge is to not use drugs or alcohol when you grow up.
I ask him why.
We lock eyes.
"Because I plan to have one beer a year when I grow up."
I am proud of this first grader.
Thinking ahead like this.
Amazing.
Make Your Path Straight
By: Miracle Man
2/17/2028
Our lives are filled with twists and turns
we watch days pass with no returns.
Our lives rarely turn out like we foresee,
those filled with vexation can’t live carefree.
But the wise will always be thinking ahead,
while recalling a cross where blood was shed.
Jesus took upon himself mankind’s sin debt,
now we can live our lives without regret.
He knows the plight of the tiny sparrow,
so a wise choice is the straight and narrow.
“Always do what you say you’re going to do.
It is the glue and fiber that binds successful relationships.”
Jeffry Timmons
Returning home a wise ant
stopped to talk to a grasshopper bent
on singing all day and playing with girls:
as winter approaches and snow unfurls
covering and hardening all food to ice
gather and shelter or you’ll pay the price
For not preparing by thinking ahead
from cold and hunger you’ll be dead
being positive won’t change a thing
singing in winter doesn’t make spring
her words of wisdom grasshopper didn’t heed
from hunger and cold died indeed.
The ant in her home protected well
from wintry ice and snow as it fell
with food and milk from aphids’ paid rent
with family and friends her winter well spent
in peace and comfort because prepared ahead.
Today's regrets are yesterday's neglects.
Ninth Place Winner: Fire Bird-Short Story Poem-11/22/24
Honorable Mention-Crystol Woods-Allegory Fable-3/24/25
There for you
Always my love it shall rest on your shoulders
Even when clouds fill the sky
Holding you tightly for now and forever
Drying each tear you may cry
Keeping you safe as a light in the darkness
Holding your hand as you go
Wearing a smile, helping you to be happy
When any sadness may show
Sharing your dreams as we watch them together
Soothing your every pain
Offered affection to last you eternal
Sheltering you from the rain
Taking the lead to divert any danger
Always your shield I shall be
Standing your cause for that’s all that will matter
Keeping you so close to me
Tying a knot so the thread never weakens
Clenching my grip ever tight
Writing a poem so you will remember
Love is with you every night
Following every word you have spoken
Listening close to your needs
Thinking ahead of the problems you’re facing
Protecting what you do believe
Here is my love that I offer you freely
No matter what we may do
Forever I shall be yours so completely
My promise, to be there for you
Inspired by Darren White’s poem “I sit with you” https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_sit_with_you_893340
You know what they say.....
"No good deed goes unpunished."
I love you, cared for your every whim
kept you sheltered, rains may have come,but
I was there, keeping you warm, content.
Seeing that you succeed, thinking ahead,
for meeting your every need.
I remained after everyone else had abandoned you,
left you blue, cried with you,held you up, loved you more,
Straightened things that were crooked, restored you.
A
N
D
You left me for her
A
L
O
N
E
I've heard it said,
Yes,
"No good deed goes unpunished."
He says celebrate!
Sounds great!!!
But first some questions,
Before more intimate relations.
The questions they taught us in literature school.
If you speak truth you won't find a goblin or ghoul.
Who what when where why and to what extent, please.
Let's find the answers, now don't be a tease.
The first questions, who and what, can be answered together
He reassures me we were meant for each other.
If he means marriage, in the sun I will bask.
But I don't remember, did he properly ask?
When and where must be next.
Just a moment an incoming text.
My beloved's just contacted me:
"Be at our favorite table this afternoon at three."
Don't want to seem too eager, okay, I am
Thinking ahead, at the reception, potatoes and ham?
Why? True love, the reason we chose to wed
Before rushing off to jump into bed.
To what extent? Now there's the real prize.
I'm certain it's forever that I see in his eyes.
I have agreed to give him my all.
He must be a god nearly 8 feet tall.
I'll wait for the Sun then maybe walk to the park
There you are absolutely still
thinking ahead in all eternal
but also looking behind as is the same
your life summed up in a little kernel
Life is in all ways eternal
except when death stops the flow
moment by moment describes eternity
always there continually moving to go
We live within an eternal breath
enclosed and sealed nothing to count
with no start or finish in our estimation
riding our white horse drinking from our fount
This is a moment so sublime
lasting in our time for ever
oh to imagine this like a dream
now that would be really clever!
listen, my son, to your mother's advice
imagine what could happen
do not be caught napping
he comes early from some extended stays
son, do not be caught napping
with someone else's love
Im useless they say
Im pathetic they say
Im not worth the dirt they walk on they say
Im tired of the abuse so Im forming a plan
Im tired of feeling worthless so Im thinking ahead
Im going to escape one way or another
Im finally going to leave...
Im useless they say
Im pathetic they say
Im not worth the dirt they walk on they say
Im choosing the perfect night of escape
Im choosing the night when they first created me
Im wondering if they will ever stop to think
Im wondering if they will ever miss me...
Im useless they say
Im pathetic they say
Im not worth the dirt they walk on they say
Im preparing the final final hour
Im forming the medicines now
Im not even afraid of the darkness
Im not even wearing a frown...
Im useless they say
Im pathetic they say
Im not worth the dirt they walk on they say
A bloke by the name of Dickie Duncan
Was the butt of many jokes
His name conjured up that age old saying
You know what I'm talking 'bout, folks!
“When the frost is on the pumpkin”
I'm sure you remember it well
They say it's the time for “dickie dunkin”
To get down and ring your bell
Feel so sad for old Dickie Duncan
To be blessed with this unfortunate name
They could have called him Peter
Oops! The results would've been the same
How's about a name like Percival
Or Harold or good old Gus
His parents surely weren't thinking ahead
Hence, the reason for all this fuss
Well old Dickie can surely take some solace
It's afforded him great fortune and fame
He could have been just a nobody
But now everybody knows his name
© Jack Ellison 2013
The train kept running ahead
The trees, houses run behind
Peeping through the window
My prying eyes
My mind keeps busy
Keeps thinking ahead
The train stops
I get into vehicle on road
The journey continues
I run, I walk by
Past the streets, homes
Many move alongside
Then I sleep
My dreams carry thoughts
I wake up next day
I see another day
The same trees and houses
Keep running behind
All the way I thought
I was moving ahead
Little did I know
Its a circle all around
The Almighty is watching
us running behind
I realize my soul
My body lies behind
I live in a world of dreams
I live in a world where illusions are turned real
I live in a world where good can be turned into the best it can be
This is the reality
This is the truth of my heartbeat
This is how it was meant to be
Nature always thinking ahead of time to set a place for me
So why should I merely exist when I can dance to the beat
Why be imprisoned by reality when I can be the Master Mind of it
I woke up to find the candle of my life already lit
Many would think that limits to merely shed light
But I will ensure to shine as bright as only a candle can
There is so much potential in me, as much as I care to believe
Hey! In fact I can exude so much heat
And with it I will melt the bounds that bar me from realising my dreams
Tonight was real and also a dream
I was standing by a mountain stream
The mountain peaks covered with snow
Absorbed the moonlight and seemed to glow
The sky was clear and the stars were bright
On this cool and crispy winters night
From behind the trees you did appear
This is why I hold this dream so dear
Suddenly time just froze in place
As the moonlight illuminated your face
You moved with such grace and ease
As though you were one with the breeze
As you came closer and our eyes did meet
My love struck heart found a brand new beat
You placed my hands around your waist
Then offered your lips for me to taste
The only music was that of our souls
As we started to dance soft and slow
Some things in life are just meant to be
As I gave my all to you, you gave your all to me
It was magical how everything just felt so right
As our bodies steamed in the frosty night
There was no thinking ahead or looking behind
For we found the moment so few ever find
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