GRATUITOUS GRATUITIES

Traveling at the speed of life!

GRATUITOUS GRATUITIES

If only one more day had I

To live before I laid to die,

I'd slow my pace a bit.

There'd be a time to laugh and cry,

But never time to wonder why

It was a sin to sit.

Gratuitous gratuities

And mutual annuities

Are taking up my space.

With every ambiguity

I'm offered no immunity

From reckless speed and haste!

I see the sun now sinking fast

Before my time is here at last,

I roll the weighted dice.

No crystal ball reveals the past

And life's too short to be downcast...

It does not happen twice!

~~~

Reviews

[shadrach hah]

Hi Sharon, it looks like someone is always rushing. Look how much of life will be missed. It seems like so many people are in a hurry these days, they miss out on the important things of life. Your meaning in this wonderful poem is deep. Another song full of inner meaning. I will always take things at an easy pace. I don't want to miss out on too much. Have a wonderful evening. Hugs always....Mike.

[Miss Sharon]

You got it to a T my friend! Thanks for your lovely perceptive review. ~Sharon

[shadrach hah]

Hi Sharon, loved the content. I have started to slow down now and am noticing more of life. Have a wonderful Friday. Hugs always....Mike.

[Chris Shaw]

What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare. How I loved that poem as a child and still do. There is a strong message there. Speed can be an enemy. Really enjoyable and meaningful write Sharon. Well done.

Chris

[Miss Sharon]

You are so kind! Thanks for a beautiful review. ~Sharon

[Gee]

How true the last verse, one day you are a child and then you wake up having raced through 50, 60, 70 years of life.
Not many oh us live a life "fully" methinks.
Got me thinkin' Sharon. Enjoyed the read.
Hope you are well

[Miss Sharon]

Ahhhhhhhhh! Thanks so much for your beautiful and kind review my dear. ~Sharon

[Shelley Warner]

It reminds me of a psalm that instructs us to "be still". Yes, we're told to accomplish and think it a sin to sit. But being still is good.

[Miss Sharon]

You get my point to a T my friend! Thanks for your kind review. ~Sharon

[Shelley Warner]

You're very welcome

[barleygirl]

Love your interesting rhyme pattern, well-done. I am living most of your prescription, especially the part about not wondering why. It's a waste of old age & many engage in it. Let's seize every moment we've got & (((HUG))) the living daylights out of it! *smile*

[Miss Sharon]

Love your review my dear! Thanks so much. ~Sharon

[Betty Hermelee]

This person needs to slow down before she has a heart attack.... people who rush their lives to get everything done in a hurry really lose out on much of what life has to offer. There is definitely a lesson to be learned here, and I love how your words are so meaningful and clever.
Best, B

[Miss Sharon]

My point to a T! Thanks so much my dear. ~Sharon

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome!😊

[John the Baptist]

A lot of insight here, and nicely rhymed. Those who spend their lives dashing hither and thither will one day come to wonder why they have missed so much.

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks ever so much for your kind review! ~Sharon

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Very wise words to live by Sharon. I feel many fail to understand just how fleeting life is. Everything pases by in a blink of an eye. Thank you for sharing your poem.

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much my friend for your kind review! I appreciate you. ~Sharon