[Poem] - Passed
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I've tried to explore this theme of time and how it affects us, how it defines the direction of our lives in certain ways. This piece is another attempt. If you'd like to read some other poems I've written along this line, please check these out:
Tick Tock
Reminiscense
Looking Forward
Sunset
Passed
Our time together was not long,
A sweet but not enduring song,
Two lovebirds chirping thru the day,
'Til nightfall came along.
But we flew high in those few hours,
And made our nest in ivory towers,
And looked down upon the whole wide world,
Believing all of it was ours.
That dream of bliss that never ends,
The fantasy on which that lie depends,
Possessed us, but only for a while,
'Til facts denied what heart pretends.
Our time together could not last,
Could not but fade into the past,
A lifetime's joy in those few hours,
That came, that was, that passed.
The "parrot couple" image above is used courtesy of a Creative Commons license, and is originally from here:
Thanks for reading.
I think about passing a lot, about passing and death actually. What will happen when we're gone? Our house will stay empty, our grave will became dirty and cracked... unless we do something big, something that will survive more than one lifetime.
That is one way of looking at it, @james.anthony. I personally think a life can be well-lived and still make no great impact on society. I have encountered wonderful people who lived very simple, unexceptional lives, at least in terms of impacting society, but had an impact on me, helped me along the path of life, so to speak, some without even knowing.
Yeah, sure you can be remembered in a "micro scale" I would say. But keep in mind that everything ends with these people death. It's exactly like with your children. You "live" in their hearts and memories only as long as they live. Being remembered through art e.g. poetry or any kind of work is like gaining immortality here on this Earth. Your legacy will be passed through generations. Everything else is eventually at some point just temporary. That's my view at passing and the only way we can somehow actually fight it.
Yes, I understand. I guess I was thinking in the micro scale when I offered my previous reply. Immortality through art would be one way to transcend that limitation...thanks for your thoughtful comments, @james.anthony!
lovely poem
Thank you!
Lovely poem
Thank you!
Fantastic poem @bhmcintosh
Thank you, @preety.
Amazing poem...Thank you very much for share 😍
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