Missed Opportunities.

Goldfinch60



All through our life

We try to find them,

Those wonderful opportunities

That are so big

That they can change our lives;

If only we could find them.

 

But as we look for them in hope,

We miss many things.

Miss so many smaller opportunities

That surround us all the time.

They could bring so much joy

To our lives,

If only we could see them.

We appear to be blind to them,

As we look for something bigger.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 29th, 2017 01:53
  • Comment from author about the poem: Those opportunities are all around us, do not miss them. Something different to listen to, I never did see them back in the seventies, but wish I had.
  • Category: Reflection
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Comments7

  • orchidee

    Good write and true Gold. meanwhile - I miss the smaller opportunities of adding water to people's whisky! hehe.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thanks Orchi - not for the water though.

    • FredPeyer

      Goldfinch, you touched on something very elementary here, something we are all guilty of. Finding and taking advantage of these smaller opportunities could have changed many lives for the better.
      Great poem! Got me thinking!

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you Fred, it is something we all do, those lesser opportunities make our lives.

      • UnspokenVoice92

        Like seeing one oak tree... yet ignoring the rest of the forest... Blind to what he/she doesn't know. Valid point.

        • Goldfinch60

          Thank you UV92, very true.

        • malubotelho

          Yes, we are blind most of the time because we have our mind scattered everywhere. We end up missing an entire life because of no concentration or attention. Very nice writing.

          • Goldfinch60

            Thank you Malu, yes we miss so much on our life's journey.

          • rrodriguez

            Gold, yes, you're gold... Thanks for sharing the "opportunity" to read your poem. Thoughtful and true. Opportunities abound, but many times we miss the boat. Thanks, great write.

            • Goldfinch60

              Thank you rr, you are most kind.

            • WL Schuett

              I have missed many but have learned not to dwell ... now I live with my eyes open and the small stuff is the best stuff ...thanks for another great poem

              • Goldfinch60

                Thank you WL, it is amazing how the little things can light up our lives.

              • Louis Gibbs

                I just finished participating in a local theater production of Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town", which speaks so beautifully and powerfully to this theme ... the importance of the 'small things' in life. A well done poetic reminder of this, Goldie!

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you Louis, I do hope the production went well.



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