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Writer's pictureAnu Okikiolu

Poem #275 Mining for gold

Updated: Jul 23, 2023


Inspiration is like mining,

we choose our spot,

pick up our shovels and pickaxes

and begin to dig.

Hoping and praying to hit diamond

or, at the very least, gold.


We have come to learn

that success is never guaranteed

and more often than not,

we might come up empty

with nothing to show for our efforts.

Other times we might strike fools gold

and be seen as its namesake.


Still, through it all

we will never regret the toil

for with the failures

comes a refinement of talents and skills

and with the refinement inspiration.

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baokiks
Jul 23, 2023

Alive Right!!!


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