Saturday, December 23, 2023

Poet Enough


 

Prospecting? Don’t forget your pick:

You chose to look for treasure in your life,

Focusing on dreariness will only make you sick

Always seek the priceless midst the strife,

And once bedazzled by that gleam

Things are seldom as bad as they seem.

 

9 comments:

Sherry Blue Sky said...

So true. Lovely to see you at What's Going On. The january 3 prompt features your poem. Smiles. Looking forward to it.

rch said...

Hi Sherry, thanks for letting me know. I have been missing my interactions with fellow poets and look forward to a new year of positive creativity. Your poem filled with riches helped inspire this BTW. Merry Christmas!

Mary said...

So glad to see you! I agree that focusing on dreariness will make you sick! Better to seek out the priceless when we can! Merry Christmas to you!

Susan said...

I enjoy the prospecting imagery throughout. Delightful and true.

rch said...

Hi Mary, nice to see you too, thanks for stopping and Merry Christmas!

Hi Susan, thanks I really appreciate it, Merry Christmas to you too!

Marja said...

I second that Wisdom spoken in your beautiful poem Merry Christmas to you

rch said...

Hi Marja, thanks so much, Merry Christmas to you 🎅

Sumana Roy said...

"Always seek the priceless midst the strife"...Feeling beautiful reading this line. Thanks for joining us.

rch said...

Hey Sumana, thanks to you and everyone else running the site!