O PPORTUNITY comes ~ opportunity goes
P ERHAPS ~ perchance ? Well nobody knows ~ A
P ERFECT DAY for opportune to come your way !
O PPORTUNITY never knocks twice were told
R EASON to grasp it ~ first time round
T O MISS a great chance to pick grapes in France
U SELESS to cry when chance passes you by
N O CHANCE to fly when the plane has finally left the ground
I look back on life ~ should TESS be my Wife ?
T ESS ~ who married my Friend Billy Jones ~ in the end
Y ES WE ALL ~ have a list ~ of OPPORTUNITIES MISSED
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome Love to All ~ BRIAN
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- Comment from author about the poem: OPPORTUNITY can be an elusive and sometimes invisible thing. We often miss opportunities ~ within our grasp ~ that others see clearly and do grasp. Opportunities ~ to change our job ~ to move abroad ~ to have a Special Friend ~ to buy a property etc are always available evry day. However sometime we have to MAKE our opportunities ! To get our dream job ~ we must have QUALIFICATIONS ~ to get on the property ladder we must have MONEY ~ to become engaged we must hone our IMAGE ~ to emigrate we must have EMPLOYMENT skills and LANGUAGE skills etc ! In other words the more we grasp the mundane opportunities (we all have) to study ~ to train ~ to be well fit ~ to earn & save money ~ the more we will have to offer when the BIG OPPORTUNITY come our way ! What is your experience ~ comments welcome ~ Yours BRIAN
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Take them wherever you can. there is a BUT - sometimes opportunities come with great risk and although we may rue those not taken things could have been far worse - much to be said for common sense and logical judgement.
Thanks MICHAEL for your wise words. I hope I didn't imply that one should grasp an OPPORTUNITY ~ just because it is an OPPORTUNITY ! All our decisions must weigh up the pros and cons we must always look before we leap. Thanks for caring BRIAN
Very true Brian.
Thanks HONEY ~ but as Michael has warned ~ we must be prudent a well ~ Hugs BRIAN
Hey B,
I love this very mature and make lot of sense. ..very positive write. ... Thanks for sharing this. ..
Gel
Thanks GEL it is vital that (from time ti time) we debate some Mature Topics and your feedback {and that of others) is very helpful in understanding and evaluating a key concept like OPPORTUNITY. I was stressing the importance of the OPPORTUNITIES we are "offered" day by day. Other (in their comments) have reminded us of our Judgement and Responsibilities in our decisions etc. Thanks for caring ~ Yours BRIAN
Love this acrostic. I often wonder about choices I have made. Were they missed opportunities? This really made me think. Either way, much truth in your well done poem! Hugs, Christina
Thanks CHRIS: In essence there are lots of mini-opportunities every day and we make lots of mini-choices. Theses mini things don't affect our lives very much ! It is the mega-opportunities and mega-choices that have a real impact on the direction of our lives as you well know ! Thanks for caring ~ Opportune Hugs ~ BRIAN
Opportunity is a marvelous thing, but even if you missed some. There will be others. You will still have a magnificent life. Just maybe you were supposed to miss those? This is another great poem Brian.
Yes indeed My Friend ! In respect of Opportunity we all have PURPOSE in our lives which is fostered and fulfilled buy the Opportunities we grasp and the decisions we make. There is also CHANCE and PRIVILEGE (not WHAT you know ~ but WHO you know) and other factors which determine our success in life and the impact we make on Society. Often we only know in retrospect ~ whether (or not) we have made the right decision ! I like the touch of fatalism (supposed to miss ......) in your answer. Thanks for caring ~ BRIAN
I like this. Very true.
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