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3WW: aspire, beast, slurp
Theme Thursday: playful
Poets United: success
To aspire for success is to slurp for many things
There is only the beast in us that plays the devil
Which negates positive efforts and end frustrating
Playful and being non-committal are twin evils
Is it true success is a function of time and money
Corresponding twin elements that spell happiness
An epitome of honor that begets glory
Meticulously planned and implemented to harness
The fruits of labor so desirous to one’s heart
A time-frame not equitable to attention given
Tools of the trade and desire are poles apart
Resolve stunted by pain of bankruptcy even
Recent new WhatsApp billionaires tell the story
Not just good fortune and luck to fare in business
Uncanny talents of an innovator are necessary
Awareness of a demand deficiency invokes a genius
i do think effort plays a role in success...the problem being how we define it in the first place...who needs a billion dollars you know...wen there are so many that are struggling.
ReplyDeleteA big dose of luck is also needed in that coffee I reckon..I love the image..like conquering the impossible..or working to find a way ahead? Either way is good
ReplyDeleteI think its apt to fame new billionaires with words of time and money--but I am not sure how playful vs. non-committal fit in. Are you saying that these twin evils negate success?
ReplyDeleteBeing playful and non-committal makes one less responsible. Efforts are then compromised. So I thought! Thanks Susan!
DeleteHank
This may be true but some people no matter how much effort can never achieve true wealth or success.Success has to be measured by your inner self not by others.
ReplyDeleteLuck, hard work and timing are key. But who needs that much?
ReplyDeleteThey just work and do what they please once they get there, crushing all with a train that are in their path
ReplyDeleteHank,
ReplyDeleteThe runaway pressures to succeed, take over and dominate the minds of some business entrepreneurs. An obsession, which usually leads to the need for more and more. Sometimes success dangerous, without a balance in life.
Eileen :)
Nice lines triggering so many thoughts....I like the expression 'Uncanny talents of an innovator' in this connection...
ReplyDeleteA really enjoyable read, i liked the flow throughout the journey this poem brought me to.
ReplyDeletethought provoking:-)
ReplyDeleteHard work needs to be coupled with savvy and talent. Some work hard, but not smart. Nice work on this one.
ReplyDeleteinteresting form as if i was traveling upward on a ladder.... as we travel forward in years there are revelations along the way... i see that in your words.... thou it cracks me up abt the app... there's an app for everything you could possibly imagine....
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