Does fortune favour those who are most brave,
or is the secret to good luck hard work?
Are rich rewards earned when we scrimp and save?
Perhaps they're nothing more than just a perk
of fav'rably combining time and place—
coincidence, in which we have no say.
Yes, probabilities determine fates,
though we can help a little on the way.
To make the most of opportunity,
a serendipidist need not connive;
for when our luck runs out we cease to be—
we've scant cause for complaint if we're alive.
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Author Notes
Serendipidist (n.) One who benefits from serendipity or a serendipitous event.
Perhaps one of the easier words to intuit.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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