Hopes painted auburn by auspicious winds swathe nigh,
Are yours like dreams now in reality enshrined.
For you have made your luck – the world is yours to take,
Enfolded in the flutter of a coat, with starlight twined.
Many a fellow journeyman was since forgot,
The fragile beauty of a life for others played.
Perhaps you will escape the critic’s sharpened tongue,
Their grueling pens will learn to charm, turn to expedient aid.
The road you tread is not an easy one and long
Will be the time until you find respite and may
Resolve to bargain for yourself another life…
The lure of adventures new, ‘till then all kept at bay.
vic briggs 
Damn! Awesome piece. HATFM!!
Thank you, Marcus. A lovely week to you.
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I held my breath in at Benny.
But I let it out at your piece, and I smiled. 🙂
Wonderfully done!
Thank you, Niobe. 🙂
Vic, I love every thing you write, this was wonderful,
Thank you so much. It was a departure from the usual, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
🙂
Uh, a poem for me? 😀
You hair is auburn, isn’t it? Sure, Frank, if it resonates with you then why not? 🙂