Thursday, August 11, 2016

"Count"---your...blessings!

Tally? Ho! Why?
 
Should any intent-reason be to purchase “satisfaction” Then, Good!
Could worthy effort be to offer “Happy” conclusion? Oh! Better!
Would triumph challenge honor humble Simple-I? Absolute Best!
 
Of course, quite evident---Now!?...in perfect-vision hindsight,
he should have used a sturdier surface than the ancient card table.
 
Not that his cache-horde even approached “fortune”-value,
the measly volume hardly amounted to a foot hill, much less a
giant mountain landmark; still, the precious metal was heavy
by volume and the table top worn thin by witness of myriad
card games over too many decades; one leg had been repaired
with trusty “fix-all” duct-tape on at least four or five occasions.
 
So? Before he had it all neatly stacked for counting---Crash!
The flimsy repair failed, again. Silver cascaded in a crashing heap.
 
He leaned back in his hard chair to survey the collapsed “mess”.
An untidy dis-array of dull luster helter-skelter in a smallish pile.
 
“Kind-a looks like a pile of discarded smashed tin can trash,” he
surmised of the catastrophe, an amused smile crossing his face.
 
Instead of moving to clean up his errant mishap, he contemplated.
 
So much time and effort, scrimping and saving!? For---That!?
 
He shook his head, in sadness, lamely kicking at the vacant debris.
 
And---for…What!? A “Maybe it’ll come?...Someday!?
 
He arose, then, went to the garage, lowered the top on his old
convertible, loaded his well-worn golf clubs into the back seat
and drove down to the car dealer for a shiny red new one. On
his trek to the golf course, he traded for a new bag and clubs.
 
That day, he dispensed with a score card; he had already---Won!
 
 
Don’t allow “What other people might think” to get in way of life.
Smile! And, “Go for it!” If you don’t want it---give it all…away!
 
Amen!


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