By Markie Doczi | Featured Contributor
Love and compassion, sorrow and strife
An uneven rhythm, this opus called life
Fate she is fickle, one day you’re stuck
And the next you may have a stroke of good luck
Sometimes you’ll be sad, when we lose those we love
We evaluate life and the frailty thereof
Often the small things make living worthwhile
The laugh of a baby, a hug or a smile
Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow’s a bet
The heart can’t survive that is torn by regret
So follow your dreams, learn from mistakes
And always think twice on decisions you make
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Author Bio
Markie Doczi is a 33-year-old author and poet from Middleport, Ohio. She aspires to relate to people with her poetry, touching on many real life issues and situations. Markie is the author of Beneath the Old Oak Tree, a collection of original poetry, and she is also currently pursuing professional publication of her historical fiction, Blue Heaven’s Tent.
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Wonderful post.
What an amazingly written poem! It has perfect rhymes and also perfect content!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks for reading 🙂
Thanks for the follow!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Wow… I loved it from start to end 💕
Beautifully written. Blessings 🙌
Aw, thank you so much! I share a lot of poetry on my blog. Come visit me!
Sure will. Thanks for sharing.
Life certainly has an uneven rhythm and fate is fickle. We need to make the most of what we have. We have today. Thank you for your poem.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem 🙂
If to think twice
To decide once
What is my life
But calculated rhythms
I want one where meter
Don’t matter
Verse just flows
And seeds they scatter
For life is about both
Living and loving 🙂
Very nice!