Odyssey of life
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* Stefanie Fleischer

> Born to the world
> 
> you unfurl your sails,
> 
> snapping and billowing
> 
> they harness the power,
> 
> leading you through
> 
> the odyssey of life.

> Wallowing in calm waters
> 
> you listen to the rhythm of life.
> 
> But, never far away
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> the whish of a breeze
> 
> to fill your sails,
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> and proudly you cut
> 
> a swathe through gentle waters.

> To'ing and fro'ing
> 
> you face challenges,
> 
> adapting with ease.
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> But troubled waters lie ahead,
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> as winds of change bluster
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> and storm clouds gather.

> The utmost challenge
> 
> facing you, your sails
> 
> battered and torn
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> you falter, struggling
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> for a safe haven
> 
> to rest your wounded soul.

> The storm over, you emerge
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> shaken, but not broken.
> 
> And once again
> 
> you unfurl your sails
> 
> forging ahead, in your quest
> 
> to master the seas.

## Footnotes

*   Competing interests None.

*   Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.