Sunday, March 21, 2021

Foozle ... Struggle

Today’s word is “foozle” ... to bungle; play clumsily. (Dictionary.com)

Struggle
Learning something new
     takes a lot of energy.
Work habits. Repetition. New skills.
     Practice. Practice. Practice.
You fail and foozle. Get discouraged.
And then, one day, something clicks. 
     And you inch forward.
Until by some miracle all the
     pieces fit. 
And then the routine begins ...
     as if it was all simple
          from the very start.
Well then. Wouldn’t you think that we
     could learn love?
Of course it would take time,
     and lots of practice.
A lot of trial and error;
     mistakes would be expected.
But if we stuck with it, for days,
     and weeks and months 
          and years,
Maybe we would make progress.
And maybe someday, everything
     would click.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2021

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