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Life is a Jigsaw Puzzle

January 1, 2010
By StarlingChild PLATINUM, El Cajon, California
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"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

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Life is a jigsaw puzzle
patience and endurance
create a solution
angst and indecision
produce chaos.
Choosing may take on many forms
before the path is made.
Sometimes it’s not about
having the wrong piece
but looking at the wrong angle.
You might create an outline first
then fill in the middle
you may start from scratch
and see where life takes you.
But do not give up if life
seems to have handed you
mismatched pieces only;
they might still be there,
if you make the right choices,
try out the right angles,
and do not give up,
you will solve all of your puzzles.

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