A prompt from Poetic Bloomings:
"Write a poem from your future successful self giving advice to your present day self, and convince yourself to stay the course."
~
At the Poolside ~
The
breeze is cool,
Down
by the pool
I
sip my gin with ice.
There
is no day
Without
pay –
Oh,
how very nice!
My
older self,
Reach
for that shelf
You
keep your future on!
Do
what is right:
Get
down and write,
Before
the urge’s all gone!
Be
strong, be brave:
You’ll
have to slave,
You
will turn thin and pale;
But
fate is kind,
And
when you find
That
paycheck in the mail –
The
very first
One
– what a burst
Of
joy! You’ll grin and grin!
Then
there’ll be more –
Paycheck
galore!
And
oceans of gin!
So,
please my self,
Dust
off that shelf,
Turn
on that light within,
Your
talent use!
You
snooze – I lose:
No
pay, no pool, no gin!
Get off life's hook,
And write that book,
Unleash
your voice divine!
I
know, you can,
For
I’m your fan,
The
older self of mine!
Live
for the Love of it,
The
Happy Amateur
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As they say,"Just do it..."
ReplyDeleteWon't know until you try, right? :-)
DeletePay it Forward! For yourself no less. Enjoyed very much. Could not make it to Bloomings this week, oldest child was in town; will have to get by and read.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark, glad you liked it! It's fun over at Bloomings, a fun prompt. Enjoy having all your kids by your side. You'll catch up on writing later.
Deletebeautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind, Laura :-) I had fun writing it!
ReplyDeleteAdvice taken, life is calling...
ReplyDeleteGood! Go for it! :-)
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