Fork Ahead!

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 22 Jul 2021
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DANGER! NO ENTRY!
Beware! No through way!
Disaster and tumble,
damage, decay!

Desire to peek
at daring experiences,
to dabble and paddle,
new ‘pleasures’ to seek.

Jaded and faded,
hard to return,
crumbling humbling,
but harder the way
of regret and admission
of foolish decision,
and need to pray
to somehow get back
on the other track.

[IP: A Fork in the Road]

 

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Submitted by hudsonmoon on

The story of som many lives, Rhiannonw. Too many forks in my road. Mass confusion. Next life I'm going with the shrimp fork. Took pleasure - and a smigen of pain - in reading this. Much enjoyed.

Rich

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Rich, though with God's help there are some restarts that can be done, even if not as if had never gone the wrong way. And we always want to warn those coming after to avoid if they will listen! (so much in the book of Proverbs - in kindness!). Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

There's so much skill in this, I think someone listening to the sound alone, without knowing English, would understand the message. It must be a masterclass in internal rhymes, and you have done that thing I have seeen in other poems of yours, where it comes right down to this pure clear note of the last word?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. An interesting idea of the impact of the sound or rhythm and rhyme/sound repetitions when listening to an unknown language! I do appreciate your analysis of the way they work here, and also the climax working. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

The temptation of the forbidden fruit.  And how true, so much better to avoid these situations than to have to manage some how to get out of them later.

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

So true! And why older ones can offer experience advice to the younger too! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sometimes one has to make decisions that cannot be undone. Like getting married perhaps or having a tooth pulled or say a tattoo or commit a serious crime. On the other-hand sometimes a choice has to be made but never commit yourself unnecessarily.

Best usually is you always postpone an irreversible action if possible, that is my maxim! Look before you leap. And read the road signs.

Almost weekend I think there's a rugby test tomorrow, the pride of South-Africa the Springboks vs the formidable British Lions playing in Cape Town.

Keep well! Tom

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Tom. Yes, you can always seek God's help in how to proceed if you have made a foolish choice, his help to have a right and godly attititude ro the situation you have got yourself into!

That is 'getting back on the right track' if one chose to ignore the right way and prayer before. Hope the rugby goes well! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

It is so Riannon but sometimes you are at a crossroads one has to decide your road and cannot turn back, but how would you know what lies ahead? You can't throw dice?

So you will have to pray for guidance and courage, blindly, in faith, and trust.

By the way, the Springbucks won the second test! Amaboko!

Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

As you say, we can't see, but we have much guidance in scripture, and can have advice from godly friends, and can pray, committing the matter to God, if we are willing for his way, and ask that he stop us from one way through circumstances if he wants to.

And again, if we have neglected him, we need to come back, repentant, asking he help and lead on now. Rhiannon