For my first official entry, I wanted to convey my feelings about what is about to begin here. Each of our lives, indeed the whole world, is a work in progress and that is an important perspective to keep in mind. The past is an important part of our makeup, but it does not determine the whole of our future. The choices we make every day shape a future which is not yet even set in wet cement. If we approach our lives with that thought in mind, there is no end to what we may accomplish. Being a writer, I find nothing more exciting than the great "empty page" of life. Let it begin.

The Untold Story

We each have an untold story
A whole life yet to live
With unlimited possibilities
To grow and become and give
We all have dreams within us
Waiting and longing to be explored
Too often, they fall by the wayside
Trampled, forgotten ... ignored
Until they are lost in the cobwebs
Withered by worry and care
We tuck them away in the attic
Of our hearts and forget they are there
Somehow, we simply stop dreaming
Working year after year, we grow old
Conceding the obvious course of life
We assume that the story's been told
But while there is breath in our bodies
While there is hope in our hearts
The plot may still be refashioned
From second chances, even fresh starts
If we can but muster the courage
To dust off the dreams we once knew
Dare to dream them again wholeheartedly
We might see those dreams coming true
The most frightening, amazing, exciting thing
Precious, far beyond riches or gold
Is the wondrous, empty page of life
With its story about to unfold

By Frank Carpenter ©