The Dance
Of life.
Destiny is waiting
As we dance with life
Do the dance and perchance
Sometimes peace and sometimes strife.
Unplanned and unintentional
Unexpected or abstruse
Is life a game of give and take
A smokescreen or a ruse.
Possibilities and prospects
Opportunities and occasions
Coincidence and providence
Ventures and speculations.
The list becomes unlimited
Chance is everywhere
An accidental happening
Or slip down the stair.
Mitigating risk, it seems
Is a delicate dance
A run across the polished floor
Like a game of chance.
I watch my chances multiply
Then divide the dividends
And subvert the unintentional
For speculative ends.
Windows of opportunity
And serendipitous occasions
Chance can turn to good fortune
Long shots or speculations.
Down the path of destiny
Each step along the way
Is laced with possibilities
At work and out at play.
©
David Rudder
2023
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