Favorable Limericks about Fate and Fortune

Once in a while, someone asks me how I write so many limericks. In fact, I’ve hardly written any. I simply stop and listen. And then I transcribe the words as they are spoken to me from the great beyond. The source is a mystery, as much as the future and the past. A few limericks about fate and fortune will entertain that uncertainty.

Say what you like about 2020, but the vision of our species has never felt less sharp than it does today. We can throw our arms up in despair, or we can try to play an active role in our planet’s destiny.

The course of history is a cocktail of blessings and curses, a subtle dance between the whims of fortune and the wills of (wo)men. We respond to the events of the universe, while quantum mechanics has shown that the events of the universe respond to us. And there’s never been a more important time to carve your own destiny. So I hope the following limericks might inspire you to do so.

     Free Will
     There once was a question of fate
     Do we choose it or simply just wait
               It’s more than a ride
               No, you must decide
     Fetch your fortune before it’s too late

     Amor Fati
     There once was a hole but my hope has now filled it
     My cup swims with joy even after I’ve spilled it
               Your faith too can grow
               Just as soon as you go
     From believing “it is” to believing “I willed it”

     Destiny
     The Hidden One knows there’s a purpose for you
     So pay close attention and watch for the clue
               The signs on the road
               Your own secret code
     Now don’t disappoint her whatever you do

     Roll With It
     Some days there’s nothing can stop you from winning
     On others you can’t keep your wallet from thinning
               A sunflower dies
               A new moon will rise
     Your luck, like our planet, just never stops spinning

     Fortuna
     Few things are crueler than fortune’s caprices
     Millions go hungry while one man increases
               A rain cloud of Kryloff’s
               Skips over the dry crops
     Then reaches the sea and abruptly releases

     Treasure Maps
     Wait for the sound when Fortuna comes knocking
     Perk up your ears as her voice begins talking
          A goddess of trails
          And remover of veils
     She’ll point to your path but she won’t do your walking

     Quest and Answer
     The hero approaches to answer the calling
     Just when he thought that his fortune’s were stalling
               A rumble down under
               And two peals of thunder
     Then suddenly pennies from heaven were falling

     Steady the Course
     There’s winning and losing in life as in sports
     For happiness too: an illusion of sorts
               A moment of gladness
               Is followed by sadness
     So aim for that balance the stoic exhorts

     Kismet
     Do as you please with freewill in your hand
     Act like the future is at your command
               But fate never fails
               Fortuna prevails
     As sure as the timepiece devours the sand

     The End
     When beckoned by death’s fateful kiss
     In this moment you might reminisce
               As your past is unfurled
               You cling to the world
     Now let go and descend the abyss

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