Wednesday 22 March 2017

Ambition & Leisure

I've been contemplating on this for a long time, yet these are the words which drove me to compose this piece of writing...

"Life is not a race, do take it slower. Hear the music, before the song is over."

                            SLOW DANCE, by David L Weatherford 


Glinting eye, blood ablaze,
'corpse' full of ambition.
Wherever you look, back or forth,
a mission's the new tradition.

" I'm set to shape my future today,
and I shall not detour.
For there will come a fruitful day,
that'll startle every viewer.

" They'll look at me and blame themselves,
and wish that they'd worked harder.
For time that's spent idling by
gives but a brimming larder. "

Some words I speak are silver stones,
my friends, please all pay heed.
Are you sure you really have
all the time you need?

No one knows how long we have,
I could die tomorrow.
No one knows what awaits with death,
heavenly bliss, or sorrow.

Life itself 's a precious gift,
not bestowed on many.
So try to count your blessings today,
instead of your pennies.

Look through the window at times,
it'll give you genuine pleasure.
As important as goals may be,
take out time for leisure. 

It's tiny things, not tremendous ones,
that make our lives jovial.
So pack your life with petty puns,
and let the treasures lay open.

What's the point of having a life
that's just a mere 'existence'?
Sweating, hogging, night and day,
hat's off to your persistence.

Do enjoy the trivial things,
they give you genuine pleasure.
So make sure you 'live' your life,
and take out time for leisure. 

Don't ever abandon your dreams,
please don't get me wrong.
Our passions are certainly crucial creatures-
and must be carried along.

The only thing I ask of you,
is to hit the pause button.
Take a while to embrace the moments,
everything need not be sudden.

On this note I end these stones,
with a hope to sway your mind.
For ambition and leisure must go hand in hand,
and happiness you will find.



I've got to add this...
My tagline is "Dare to dream it, strive to achieve it..." Be ambitious and follow your dreams, but do enjoy the pleasures along the way. Eventually, it is our happiness that matters : )