Villanelle

Life is what happens to the plans you make.
As each hour passes and for the day you prepare.
Dependant on the degree of risk you take.


Living, it's all a gamble, careful you'll lose your stake.
As the dice is rolled and the snake eyes appear
Life is what happens to the plans you make.

Dreams go away, morning comes then you awake
Sometimes your only goal is to alleviate fear
Dependant on the degree of risk you take.

Anxiously check your mailbox, did you win the sweepstake?
Real luck is a mate staying a lifetime to dry your tear
Life is what happens to the plans you make

Work hard all your days, your kids and wife not forsake,
Soon as they can they leave home, just disappear,
Dependant on the degree of risk you take.

Whether you win or lose, or make many a mistake,
fail to take advantage of options that never reappear,
Life is what happens to the plans you make
Dependant on the degree of risk you take.

By jacqueline alexander