He stood there
Transfixed
Marveling and wondering
At creation.
His footprints
On the sand
As permanent as
The next wave.
Horizon blazing as it
Gobbles up the sun.
He chuckles
At this illusion...
Isn't life so? An illusion?
We live
We create
We destroy
We love
We give up
And let go
We run
We hide
We straighten ourselves
And walk with pride
We slog
We toil
And enjoy
We scream
We shout
And fight it out
We wear our scars
Like badges
The colourful reminders
Of our triumphs
And sacrifices
We learn
We seek
We unlearn
By just living
Through the motions
Only to meet
Death...
The journey in between....
An illusion.
Daphne has prompted us with a picture...on BlogFEST2012.
Very true! The poem illustrate so well about our lives' journeys.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully penned, encapsulating all the different shades of life.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing the thoughts and feelings that come to us when looking horizon on a beach. You've captured those feelings so well!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! Brilliantly well done.
ReplyDeleteKathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Very nicely framed the mixed feelings we have when we experience the oneness with nature so closely!
ReplyDeleteit is def all part of the process of living...if you dont like where you are just wait a bit and i bet you will be somewhere different soon enough....and still we slog on...smiles.
ReplyDeleteYes! Love those closing lines.
ReplyDeleteLovely write...love the closing lines.
ReplyDeletelife is LIFe :) i know what a statement .. but i hope you can understand what i mean as I cant put it in words
ReplyDeletebut you surly have used lovely words to explain ..
Bikram's
Beautifully written, loved it!
ReplyDeletegreat write! so full of feeling... and the ending, i wasn't expecting, but love it! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI felt every word of your poem--it was really beautiful and profound.
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