Risky Business

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Risky Business

In the world of love
I lived in a time of famine
Closed to receive
Focused only on raising a child
In years of wilderness
When nothing would grow
in barren fields
Unfed, undernourished, unwanted
Until
Stars aligned
and the sun kissed the earth
Not once, but twice
I stared at two suitors
Tall, handsome,
he must have made a mistake
And quirky, funny,
we talked until dawn
Now I, fed and watered,
must choose
What is the risk and reward?
I will not know
Until I do
 
 
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Tricia Sankey is guest host tonight at D'Verse Poets and has prompted
us with the word Risk.

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Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

38 thoughts on “Risky Business”

    1. Haha! I think most women think if a man is too handsome why would he have chosen them! Do men ever think that if a woman is so beautiful? She had chosen him by mistake?

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    1. It is always that way. Yes a choice was made and over the years I always wonder if it was the right one for various reasons. The other choice still sometimes reaches out and I always wonder if that is the Universe trying to give me a message. It’s a risky business 😕

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      1. Oh man, brutal. I’ve changed my mind about choices over the years. Now, I believe there are no wrong choices; just different sets of joys and challenges as a restul of each choice. Not thinking of it as right or wrong has helped me be more decisive and just enjoy the choices I’ve made. 🙂

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    2. Yes, you are very wise. I never have regrets but at times you question yourself with “what if …” Of course you’ll never know so I agree with you, there is no right or wrong and the decision made was right at that time ☺️👍💕

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  4. How utterly wonderful, Christine. Love is truly a risky business, as the little information you can gained while dating is so insufficient for making great decisions. You don’t know until the choice has been made.

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    1. Yes Ingrid everyone should. There are many sacrifices being a single parent of young child/children and one of them is not having a meaningful relationship. So when the time comes you can be so rusty and you question your decisions. Scary thoughts! 😦

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  7. A lovely write :-). I enjoyed the analogy of a love life being like famine, then suddenly the sun kissed the earth. Isn’t it always more than one suitor? Why is that? 😀

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    1. Thank you Sunra! ☺️💕 I think the Universe collects them and shows them to us when we are ready ☺️

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  8. Christine,
    So beautifully expressed, the famine and the feast, and the risk inherent in every choice. It always leaves you wondering.
    pax,
    dora

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    1. Thank you Dora! ☺️💕 We always used to say the same about buses in London. You wait, wait, wait and them three would come along all at once ! 😕

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    1. Yes I agree, there is no such thing as a bad decision. You make the decision that is right for you at the time ☺️

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  10. Your verses really engaged me here, I see this as someone who had to fend for herself for a while and then was given the opportunity for romantic love again, by not one but two suitors! This would definitely lead to risk assessments, but your last two lines are perfect…20/20 is always hindsight, it really is a leap of faith in love. Then the choice to keep at it! 💝

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  11. What to do? How to choose, that is a risky situation. But I would think that she knows in her guts & heart, what she wants. She is very blessed to be in a situation to have 2 good suitors, smiles.

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  12. Oh yeah, what a problem. How and when does one know the right choice was made? Who is it a choice for? A choice for the famished, a choice for the child, or if all the stars align, a choice for both. after reading this, I am engaged, I find myself wishing for the latter.

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    1. Thank you Sean. Yes difficult choices in life sometimes particularly when it comes to love ☺️💕

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  13. Really loved this Christine!!! Tough choices when you are hungry and thirst for love! Hard to choose and do your “due diligence” and believe the results and choose accordingly and even then there is always risk, right? So, it seems to me that the best thing is to always consider the question, “What’s the worst that can happen?” And Can I live and accept that?
    What is the old saying, Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all??
    Bellissimo, My Dear, Bellissimo!!

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    1. Yes you are absolutely right Chuck. I see so many people make poor choices when it comes to love. Thank you so much for your kind words ☺️🌺💕

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  14. Oh this is gorgeously poignant! I believe it’s always a risk when it comes to love and wading in its waters 💝💝

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  15. This is a wonderful poem. Your opening line is stunning…
    In the world of love
    I lived in a time of famine

    You did leave us hanging you know….!

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