Our lives in the future are shaped by the ideas and actions in the present
01/04/2021
The navigator plots a course
To greener pastures forever more
Better people, better places, better life
The sweetest taste of effort rewarded
As hard work the furnace
Satisfies where vice falls short
As all the troubles of the past
Drift away in the light
Of future possibility
6 long years
Of mental preparation
To run the marathon
Of a life well lived
And it doesn’t come easy
Nothing worth doing ever does
So I shoulder my burden
And walk through the snow
To the highest mountain
To the river of truth
To the forest of death
And the cities of hope
God bless us all
The ones who finally realize
The miracle of our existence
And the potential that life brings
Work hard, have fun
Stay true and make the most
Of the plethora of potential lives to live
May we scatter the seeds
Of ideas worth thinking
And let them shade us all
With tranquil thoughts
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As cliché as it sounds, I’m all about 5-year plans, I have a clear idea of where I’d like to be and what I’d like to be doing down the track. I’m starting from scratch working in a waste management facility driving a forklift but I’m studying graphic design and would love to start my own business when I know how.
The goal is to be surrounded by positive, creative people and to be doing something I love. We spend so much of our time at work that I don’t want to spend it watching the clock and living for the weekend.
Our lives in the future are shaped by the ideas and actions in the present, in jail they called me the navigator, so I plot a course to a life well lived.
Christo, I admire hard work and ambition, and five-year plans. I admire beautiful, meaningful poems. May all of your goals be realized! ❤ Thank you for sharing your poems with us.
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Thanks Cheryl, sorry so late to reply, been concentrating on my study. I’m a big fan of five year plans too, glad you enjoyed the poem:)
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Excellently expressed poetry
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