Opportunity and Nefarious Greed
In the ebb and flow of life where opportunity lost
Is lost forever
"Like a feather wafted downward
From an eagle
In its flight",
Is it an opportunity to rebuild a wing
Or just reconstruction
Of others golden deeds
And presented as new window dressing
So to mask nefarious greed
So when opportunity knocks upon
That insatiable appetite again,
Does it remain opportunity
Or just a stairway descending into spite
Where the celebration (Freud ~1856-1939)
Becomes distorted
For the rest of the good man's
Life
Where he awakens, one golden
Morn
To find that opportunity
Has not just passed him by
But contributed to
The ebb and flow of a golden
Life,
Where a good man's
Opportunity,
Is lost,
Forever....
Tony Taylor
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Hey Tony! This piece makes one reflect on his/her own actions and accomplishments. Too often to get to the next rung of the ladder we step on others in the process (whether by accident or purposely). And in the process of focusing on the rungs of the ladder, the rest of life can pass by unnoticed. Thanks for sharing!*!*!
Jacki
Hey Thanx JACKI ~always a pleasure to read your comments my friend...... the way you share and give of yourself so freely is Inspirational ......."The rungs of the ladder.." ~VERY cool!!...... hugs-n-smiles!!.......T xo. ?✳✴☀
vfery good poem linda
Thanx LINDA!!...... appreciate it sister girl!!...... hugs-n-smiles!!......T xo. ?✳✴☀
My Dear Brother Poet Tony,
A good man eschews opportunity, if it is at the expense of another. But, like Daddy Warbucks said "Never worry about who you step on going up the ladder, if you're not planning on coming back down"; a "Nostrum for the Nefarious". The evil man lays dying, looks back on his life, and thinks, "I did what I had to do. My golden opportunity was accomplished at all costs". He takes his last breath, and descends back down the ladder to the Gates of Hell. The good man, in his final hours, recalls his life, and thinks, "Possibly, I let the "golden" opportunity pass by, but the "silver" one sufficed". As he closes his eyes, he ascends up the ladder, to the Gates of Paradise.
Peace, Love and Rockets,
Larry xxx
Dear Brother Poet LARRY!!
Wisdom is ALWAYS welcome...... and in this case.....I am more than appreciative..... straight to the heart of my write with a flourish of truth in prose!!...... you are my magnifying glass brother....... wouldn't have it ANY other way!!.......I can see clearly now...... the rain has gone ~smiles!!.......thanx for this my friend...... always more than a pleasure!!......hugs-n-high fives!!.......T xo. ?✳✴☀
My Dear Brother Poet Tony,
When we finally meet sometime in the future, you and I will have to sing that song, "I Can See Clearly Now", because I know that on that day, it will be a "bright, bright, sunshiny", one.
Peace, Love and Rockets,
Larry xxx
LARRY!!.... It's gonna be a bright, bright, SUNSHINY day........ I think our internal rolodexes have many, many, of the same cards of information contained within!!...... high fives........T xo. ?✳✴☀
Nice Tony!!
Yes indeed! We have to grab every opportunity that comes our way!! ## but I hope not at the expense of another ### I grabbed every opportunity that came my way when I came to this land of my choice## I became a kind of " Jack of all trade ", ### I believe in a saying: the curse of one is a blessing to another ----! That's life!!
Thanks for sharing!!
YAY!! Thanx LEAH!!.... it's interesting that you would say that because......I too consider myself a "Jack Of All Trades"..... my whole family think of me that way actually........thanx again for this...... and for making me smile!!....... LOVE and ROCKETS!!.......T xo. ?✳✴☀
One man's blessing another man's curse!!
LEAH!!...... why do I get the feeling that there is much we could learn from one another...... we seem to have walked VERY similar paths in our respective lives......thanx for this!!....... your cyber-friend and admirer!!......T xo. ?✳✴☀
Hi Tony, I think so!!! If that's the case, then I would be deeply honored! ### Thanks for saying that!!
No worries my friend!!.... God has a way having things work out the way were intended to be..... friendship has a way of helping decisions........ decisions and character are the foundation for LOVE in all its grandiosity..... love of beauty, love of friends, love of life, love of art, love of family..........I thank you for all your kindness dear soul!!........ LOVE and ROCKETS!!......T xo. ?✳✴☀