serendipity
is finding your old bike works,
when your car breaks down
~0~0
regard your blessings
like smooth pearls of the necklace,
luck is in your hands
~0~0
silver coins,
fruits of hard labor,
blessed day
Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president's office. ''He's lucky,'' an envious person remarks. ''He gets the breaks; they're always in his favor.'' In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing to do with it. So-called ''luck'' usually is found at the exact point where preparation meets opportunity. For a time, an individual may get ahead by ''pull,'' but eventually someone with push will displace him. Success is not due to a fortuitous concourse of stars at our birth, but to a steady trail of sparks from the grindstone of hard work each day. Kenneth Hildebrand
Posted for Haiku Heights: Serendipity
and Haiku My Heart
Picture credit: here
Yes, a bike can prove useful in a pinch!
ReplyDeletelove this :) absolutely and the picture is georgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove your haiku today. My favourite is the first along with the sweet picture. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove it ! :)
ReplyDeleteThat first one is so clever!
ReplyDeleteI always like that word, as well as the movie. A fortunate accident can be a blessing.
ReplyDeletesmiles...love the first two...they say enough for me...and i like the quote...the blessings like pearls is great grace...
ReplyDeletedear grace,
ReplyDeletei find your haiku compelling and thought provoking.
i always love my time here.
Beautiful... i loved the description of luck below! Thanks so much for the share! :)
ReplyDeleteMuch truth here. Golfer Arnold Palmer was congratulated on being so lucky. He replied. "It's strange - the more I practise the luckier I get."
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of luck in hands and how it links into the third haiku.
ReplyDeleteExcellent examples of serendipity.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you craft your haiku... moreover you are my new guide as I try each day to master the art of haiku...
ReplyDelete"regard your blessings
ReplyDeletelike smooth pearls of the necklace," love this!
Sweet stuff. Good quote, too; we make our own serendipity sometimes.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for doing the month-long project!
insightful haiku ~ lovely ~ awesome photo ^_^
ReplyDeleteoh, my dear, this was such a warm and comfy poem, me wants to hug you now :)
ReplyDeleteAnd notice the dog in the pic in the basket, ha haha ! :) Love it!
Lovely set of haiku. I especially enjoyed the first one. That's for sure serendipity.
ReplyDeleteI like the observation of the first. The second one is my favorite, the commentary on luck in terms of serendipity.
ReplyDeleteRichard
Beautiful photo and words. And I'm a believer that being in the right place at the right time is lucky, but luck only comes from hard work!
ReplyDeleteNice work. The picture and the first one are my favourite. Wise words at the end.
ReplyDeletebeautifully written GRACE...loved the 1st and 2nd... :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful set....I loved the 1st and 3rd...creative ideas to describe serendipity
ReplyDeleteLovely. Thank you very much. Wish I had a bike for perilous times ☺.
ReplyDeletePeace,
Siggi in Downeast Maine
Every haiku is unique and I Loved the first first and then second..and then third..I mean really amazing. I always your flow of words.
ReplyDeleteInteresting takes..first one is unique..
ReplyDeleteLove the first one. Serendipity is finding that old bike and discovering you can still ride it without killing yourself!
ReplyDeleteMay everyone's day be blessed with silver coins!
ReplyDelete“Serendipitous Shadows”
Fantastic thoughts
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