123. Countdown to Perfection

It's the countdown to perfection
the dawning of a new age
A chance to make a new beginning
the chance to turn a brand new page

It's the season of adulthood
a focus shift you must begin
No longer guided by the outer
seek now your guidance from within

It's the flowering of your potential
set higher goals and raise the bar
No longer bound by your excuses
free to become all that you are

It's the harvest of abundance
fret not thyself no need for tears
All that you need will be provided
so don't give in to all the fears

It's the milestone you've awaited
t minus 3... 2... 1... and then?
After this calendar moment passes
why not just simply start again?

For what of days beyond tomorrow?
Will each be viewed with equal weight?
When you see each moment as perfection
you become the master of your fate!



Countdown To Perfection
Walt’s Life Rhyme #123
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.LifeRhymes.com

122. Keeping Perspective

In the heat of the moment
your vision can often get blurred
Responses miss what was said
and instead hit what’s heard

In the maze of inner anger
you get lost with no way out
Actions lead you nowhere quickly
love gets cast in shades of doubt

So step away to gain perspective
to see anew when you return
When time is used to wait for answers
you'll be surprised at what you learn




Keeping Perspective
Walt’s Life Rhyme #122
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.LifeRhymes.com

121. The Life Tide

Against the tide at times in life
it seems that you will swim
When nothing seems to go quite right
and prospects start to dim

But know that days will soon be bright
it won't be always thus
So curse not the departing tide
try not to make a fuss

Like oceans life flows high and low
you'll never know just when
The tide of life will roll back in
and good times come again!



The Life Tide
Walt’s Life Rhyme #121
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.LifeRhymes.com

120. The Inspirer's Dream

Live it up hold nothing back
throw caution to the wind
In life and love that perfect chance
may never come again

Say what you mean, mean what you say
live life with no regrets
This game is one you play but once
no time to hedge your bets

I shared my dreams with one
and said don't let the secret out
But truth to tell my wish is that
the rooftops hear me shout

For some will wish and want and wail
while some will wait on fate
But the future that becomes your life
is the one that you create!



Dedicated to Khadijah



The Inspirer’s Dream
Walt’s Life Rhyme #120
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.LifeRhymes.com

119. How to Let it Go

Insults are observations
that our ego's vested in
We strive to be what we are not
and cast ourselves in sin

There's struggle in opposing truth
For what's denied will last
Resist it and it pushes back
Accept and it will pass

It's what you say does not exist
that lingers on for years
What's railed against is given life
What's seen then disappears

The man who sees things as they are
can then be free to grow
For 'til you hold a thing in hand
you cannot let it go



How To Let It Go
Walt’s Life Rhyme #120
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.LifeRhymes.com