“Multiple Choice”
Painting by Priscilla Powers
From fineartamerica.com
the future comes closer
one choice at a time
unsettling to realize
not all of them are mine
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So true and nicely put.
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appreciate that
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Acceptance plays a better hand than fighting an enemy that will always win. Fine, fine words of yours Sir.
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giving in is such a hard pill to swallow
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True yet your intellectual ability dissuades you for burying your head in the sand. I shall remember your words in this piece.
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I feel that though, superficially it may seem as if we make all the choices, in the end we never did have a choice. Great thought!
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appreciate your thoughtful comment
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Brilliant!
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thanks most kindly
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my dad was a life ins exec in NY…that is why I asked you once if you were in Life 😉
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mine was a property & casualty company
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Does Arnold Rheingold ring a bell? Never know 🙂
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sorry, no – but I love that grand name
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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much appreciated
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Our choices do not just affect us do they? We must be careful with the futures of others.
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amen
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🙂
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Lovely thought and gorgeous painting! X
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much appreciated
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Oh, fun turnabout in that last line! Also, a very pretty picture.
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thanks kindly
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It was so good and the ending, brilliant!
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greatly appreciate that
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Yes, sometimes I feel the pressure of the future speeding toward me–or am I speeding into it?? Either way, it’s hard to think how/where to invest my energies.
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one day at a time – each morning will provide its own plan
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So very true!! Making wise decisions…..somethings not of our control.
Excellent matching of verse and art.
Shared!!
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much appreciated
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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😀
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especially when they are your children’s! 🙂 nice one!
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thanks, DuBois
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