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The Luxuries of Life

The Luxuries of Life 

Oh, the luxuries of life 
to different folks it can bring strife 
as something someone else may own 
can be enough to bring us down 
and want to own it for ourselves 
because it is on another’s shelf 
that is the way that we are 
seeing others from afar 
not knowing what their life may be 
which may be full of misery 
all we see are the worldly things 
that the others life may bring 
not knowing if they have a life 
on which is free of struggle and strife 
money does not buy everything 
although it helps us do our thing 
but people are the answer here 
living breathing and oh so dear 
all the money in the world 
cannot make up for love unfurled 
something that can’t be bought 
and all of the efforts are for nought 
as finding that one special person is hard 
and most go through life without the reward 
and make do with the best they can get 
a prelude for failure  and better yet 
they try and and try again and again 
and love defeats them in the end 
as finding it is so very rare 
and second best is all we can share. 

Written by a cynic that has loved and lost… 

Written 02/14/2023. Read my other poems at https://pondblog2011.com 

francisallcorn

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6 responses to “The Luxuries of Life”

  1. “A cynic who has loved and lost!” Awww
    You are right; it’s not the material things that we have that make us happy. Happiness comes from inside.

    • francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted…
      francisallcorn says:

      Like the rumblings of an empty belly?

  2. 100 Country Trek – Hello. Nice to meet you. My journey to cover as much of the world as possible began in Costa Rica in 2003. This is a story in itself, but for now I'll tell the short version . On a hike around Manuel Antonio I started chatting with a fellow hiker from Belgium. He told me he had a trip planned to visit Borneo within a few weeks of his return home. He then went on to say he had been to at least fifty different countries. That was when the travel bug bit me. I haven't stopped going since and the journey has been so incredible . It is here that I will share some of the incredible travel experiences .
    100 Country Trek says:

    Thanks for sharing this idea. Anita

    • francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted…
      francisallcorn says:

      Your are welcome.

  3. terrepruitt – Terre Pruitt is a Licensed Nia Teacher and a yoga teacher. Terre has been teaching the dance workout that is Nia since 2009 and teaching yoga since 2013. Her blog is about Nia, food, exercise, cats, death, wellness, and more.
    terrepruitt says:

    “Written by a cynic that has loved and lost” – ha, ha, ha, ha! Is it better to have loved and lost?

    • francisallcorn – Austin, Texas and the rest of the US. – Aging soccer player and an avid Man United and Brighton and Hove Albion soccer fan, the outdoor life in general, walking, photography and in particular, looking after two little dogs who take me walking every morning and evening. Now planning on spending the rest of my life in Henly RV Park, Texas in The Caboose, a 45 foot long Jayco Bungalow. I am too old to drive around anymore and the interest is not there but it was fun while it lasted…
      francisallcorn says:

      Hard to say. At least, I have known love and then the other side of things when the love disappears. But, I have been single for these past 30 years and my only love nowadays is for my dogs.

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