The Gift Of Failure

To travel a road and never fail
Is to follow a lesser trail.
The real path is narrow and steep
With jagged rock and fissure deep.
Passage gained is passage earned,
Bought with failure and now learned.

But to fail and not learn
Or fail with no concern
Is to spurn a chance to know
Which direction now is so.

Oh, to find the way unveiled
After having failed
Is to sip the sweetest wine.
The fork in the road is now thine!

The gift of failure is dear indeed,
For in each it sparks the need
To think and labor and then know

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Breasts

My eyes, hands mouth caress each supple breast.
I have no choice, but to admit I have become obsessed.
Even when I imagine them, my breathing will increase.
My desire is that this fire will never, ever cease.
In my dreams I fondle and kiss each loving nipple firm,
As I watch my lover convulse, twist and squirm
Till senses scream as nerves become unfurled.
Passions reign as tensions drain from this tense world.

There’s nothing more beautiful than a woman’s breast.
I thank the stars above that I have been blessed
With excitement that this feminity displays.
Luscious breasts that leave me breathless all my days.

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Vote!

Corporate worlds can be ripe for hate’s cultivation.
Their main purpose is money, materialism’s creation.

But one place where evil can be worse than the rest…
Is a place where the hateful oft’ times invest.
Talking of equality, though thirsting for more power;
Governments may seek rights to mutilate or devour.

By exercising a right that’s more an obligation,
A voter determines his future and that of his nation.
Bought by blood of thousands wounded and dead,
Voting ensures that leaders are the ones who are led.

So choose who you will and you’re sure not to lose
Unless you surrender your power to choose.

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Listen

I've lived 70 years and what have I learned?
Keep your mouth shut with ears open and you won't get burned.
I often talked thoughtlessly instead of listening well.
All the opportunities that this cost me is hard to tell.

My life would have been broader if I listened to new things said.
But I was too busy coddling old ideas molding in my head.
As for friends and colleagues, I offended more than my share.
With an attitude that my ideas were the only ones that were fair.

So after 70 years there's just one thought I'd like to emphasize…
During your life learn to listen to others, oh please listen, and you'll become wise.

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For You Two

There’s a plan for you two which includes so much more.
Happiness will flow your way as do waves to the shore.

You two will set sail, yet travel as one
In love’s ship of miracles toward the setting sun.
Your promise to each other is strength enough
To conquer any storm no matter how rough.

Each time you enter new waters and exciting ports
Your union will grow stronger and deal with any sorts.
Take heart as your ship of miracles readies to set sail,
Knowing that together unending love will prevail.

Your voyage toward the sunset was always meant to be;
As certain as the horizon marries the heavens to the sea.

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Remember Me

Remember that raucous laugh, often too loud
That could bother a few or bolster a crowd.
Then that sense of humor that would prevail
Replacing that old grouchy man’s veil.

As for the rest of my shortcomings and thoughtless crimes,
I hope you’ll replace them with memories of good times.
Like the family gatherings where we all laughed and played
And enjoyed true happiness from the emotions conveyed.

It’s not sadness, but gladness that defines this day.
I am at peace knowing I have traveled with you all this way.
Most of all as my soul rejoices with the stars above,
Please remember I’ll live on through your spirit of love.

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Thank You, My Darling

Thank you for giving my life meaning,
But even more for making our life possible.
Since we met, I have never felt alone.
Happiness is knowing that you are close by.

Your presence has made this house a home.
Ceilings, walls and floors are not bound
By nails and cement as much as by your love.
Paint and adornments are lifeless
Without the warmth of your presence.

Thank you for being your wonderful self
And being so generous to share life with me.
My only regret is that each passing year
With you at my side seems to rush faster.
My joy is that forever we will share life.
For this wonder I will always be grateful.

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The Sea and The Sky

The sea and the sky have a wondrous affair.
One rules the water; the other the air.
Together their powers are infinite indeed,
They’re of service to man in his every need.

With such supreme import, it seems that man
Would protect these riches any way that he can.
But man being man, unfortunately,
Places himself ahead of the sky and the sea.

In his rush… toward money and pleasure,
He often forgets that his greatest treasure
Can be immutably disfigured and indelibly destroyed,
Leaving future offspring a catastrophic void.

Best, respect mighty seas and cavorting skies
So they’re here for many generation’s admiring eyes.

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Enjoy

Enjoy these instants afforded you before they pass away.
If love is your password, happiness will mark your stay.
There is no better investment than time with family and friends.
There's no better feeling than the effect that your love sends.
Take time out of each day and enjoy what's important in your life.
Then dismiss time consuming, unimportant things that cause strife.
Enjoy today without worrying about what will happen tomorrow.
Present is past in a moment and time is a thing you can't borrow.
Before clock or events can ever so quickly alter your tenuous fate,
Enjoy, enjoy your wonderful, loving life; it's still not too late!

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January

A time to review, a time to renew;
A time to bid farewell to last year’s amassed.
A time to survey opportunity’s view.
A time for the present before it’s the past.

A brand new year for joys and sorrows,
Most of which will be of our own making.
Don’t miss the todays while planning tomorrows
Since right now is here for the taking.

Snowy driveways and football chats
Dot this month of ice and snow.
Old Man Winter attacks thermostats
As sledding kids know where to go.

This new month is what you make it.
It can be freezing cold and very stark…
Or full of warmth if you don’t forsake it,
But recommit to love as you embark.

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