Some

Jet ahead

On seemingly

Supersonic wings

Soaring effortlessly

Supremely certain of 

The milky fluff

Below them

Waiting to cushion

Any possible fall

Bounce them

Back on track

Avoiding obstacles

Skipping over chasms 

Glance neither

Sinistral or dextral

Eyes fixed firmly

On prize ahead

Confident - 

More than

Capable of -

Leapfrogging into 

Their destined land

Scenery, unnoticed 

Surroundings, hazy

Forgoing feeling

Disdaining

Relationship

Focused and fast

Innumerable

Faceless stragglers

Left in their wake

Who

By reason 

Of their ostensible

Apathy

Couldn’t possibly 

Make the grade

In time

On time

At any time...

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Others

For the

Longest while

Simply gather

Thoughts, ideas

Mentors, partners

Friends

Tentatively

Venturing out

Dipping hesitant toes

Into the vast 

Pool of ‘noted’

Or ‘nothing’  

Paddling before 

Swimming

Or sinking

Resolute stroll

Trumping

Fearless jog                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Meagre glimpses

Of hope, progress

Greatness

Popping up

In the unexpected 

Hiding

Amid the obvious

Countless penalties

Numerous shots 

A multi-faceted goal:

Reach for.

Overcome.

Get there.

Arrive whole.

Succeed, honestly.

Reflect, gratefully.

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Ahhh!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

What a tale!!

Two predicaments

Two mindsets

Two journeys

One destination

Hundred metre dash

‘Gainst steeplechase

Unimpaired speed 

Versus 

Deliberate plod

We would not 

Dare dispute 

Celerity's crown

Yet Aesop*

Succinct as ever

Saw clearly

That in the

Race of life

Cautious ramble -

Eventful 

Inspired, 

And meaningful -

Quite often 

Does outpace

Intrepid jaunt.

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*”Slow and steady wins the race.”  - quote from ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’, by Aesop, Greek fabulist & storyteller

 

📖 A person may plan his own journey, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 16:9 GW (YouVersion)

 

📖 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLT (YouVersion)

 

📖 ⌞He has sent me⌟ to provide for all those who grieve in Zion, to give them crowns instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of ⌞tears of⌟ grief, and clothes of praise instead of a spirit of weakness. They will be called Oaks of Righteousness, the Plantings of the Lord, so that he might display his glory.

Isaiah 61:3 GW (YouVersion)

 

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