Life’s winding roads, a tangled, thorny maze,
Each choice a step toward light or deeper shade.
Some paths lead true, in fortune’s bright cascade,
While others twist through endless, fog-bound haze.

Success shines distant, like a star’s embrace,
But fades as close we come to its warm gleam.
While failure carves its mark, a scar unseen,
Each stumble guides us in a steady pace.

Through rain and sun, we tread with heart and grace,
Both loss and gain our teachers on this way.
Each choice we make, both risk and hope’s display,
Through every turn, our journey finds its place.

For life’s true measure lies in trials spent,
The steps we take, our purpose ever bent.