Taking bolder steps
Overcoming challenges—
Life’s daily exam
Deal with the present
Cope with today’s agenda—
Tomorrow can wait
Best partner and friend
Feeling fulfilled and nourished—
Look in the mirror
If the narrative of the Scriptures teaches us anything, from the serpent in the Garden to the carpenter in Nazareth, it teaches us that things are rarely what they seem, that we shouldn’t be fooled by appearances.
From Proverbs 21:2: “All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
Life’s journey fills with mistakes
Wisdom’s guardrails prevent headaches
Working together as a team
Life’s active, productive sunbeam
Be available to others
Treat everyone as brothers
Come prepared for each assignment
Results in flawless alignment
Apologize for day’s misdeeds
Forgiveness sowing fertile seeds
Keep secrets to self, follow scripts
Remember now, loose lips sink ships
Checking answers, rechecking twice
Turn over each stone, good advice
Patiently molding shapeless clay
Details finished, now walk away
Stay together, through thick ‘n thin
Tight as a fist, faithful linchpin
Taking charge, bold skipper steering
Encouraging words now cheering
Sometimes, life’s outcomes say we’re wrong
Solving mistakes, newest hit song
This poem’s wisdom was gleamed from Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the American television drama, “NCIS.” Throughout the nearly endless episodes, Mark Harmon’s character shares his timely wisdom from “Gibbs’ Rules.”
Character
Built slowly
Over one’s lifetime
Integrity becomes a habit
Precious
Life
Trekking uphill
Reaching its summit
Fulfilling journey never ends
Perseverance
Discipline
Sometimes lacking
Daily excuses strike
Replace with fresh renewal
Determination
The German-inspired poetry style of Elfchen (or Elevenie) contains five lines of poetic verse, usually without the use of rhyming verses. A total of 11 words are used with a sequence of one, two, three, and four words before ending with a single word in the final verse.
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Watching a curious child
Witnessing sparkles of joy
Blessing us with innocence
Seeing how life will deploy
Finding daily adventure
Lighting up another room
Reaching out with innocence
Moving with a speedy vroom
Revealing wonders of life
Surviving each bump and bruise
Shining through with innocence
Napping now, let’s take a snooze
Playing through daily lessons
Sharing love with extra zest
Teaching us with innocence
Enjoying life with each quest
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Watching Saturday’s unhurried sunrise
Feeling gratefulness, spirit shall arise
Being retired, life moves at much slower pace
Realizing, there’s no need to win life’s race
Remembering grandfathers, crisp and clear
Teaching life lessons, steady and sincere
Growing up, learning from their example
Tasting life with every new sample
Loving family, with kindness and care
Treating marriage, with love beyond compare
Passing on wisdom, making good choices
Sitting here now, hearing cherished voices
Accepting their torch, these years move along
Being a grandfather, where love belongs
Filling up life, grandchildren sharing love
Joining other grandfathers, fits like a glove
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