This wave
pummels me
onto the shore
the track behind closing
the track ahead indistinct
searching
a way out
of blackness
looking for
that light
a spark
to reignite my soul
finding no solace
where it
was before
within
darkness
without
an unfinished puzzle
the sky beckons
the stars faded
the moon
bright
there should be light
where has
it gone
should I
go forward
or stay
here
for eternity
words
just words
I cry for
all of us
I hope the light returns soon!
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Oh, that is a powerful poem, Brian. 🤗
The feeling of hopelessness, the desperate hunt for the good to cling to.
I think it’s part of the human condition to go through it at least once–and hopefully, come out the other end with a better understanding of ourselves.
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Thanks for knowing Susan 🤗💕
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Very poignant, Brian, Thank you.
It immediately reminded me of Frost’s lines …
“O Star (the fairest one in sight),
We grant your loftiness the right
To some obscurity of cloud—
It will not do to say of night,
Since dark is what brings out your light.”
(From Robert Frost’s “Choose something like a star”)
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I hadn’t heard that poem before. Thanks Del 🙂
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Some nights are like this. Nicely penned 🙂
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Thank you Hammad
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oh this is so very beautiful, words and image
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Thank you Sylvia 🤗💕
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🙏🏻🤗🙏🏻🤗
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🤗💕
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Ahh. So we do, more and more. Just hugs.
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Thank you Manja 🤗💕
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I like the poem because it could be personal to you (or the reader) or it could be caused by something like the war in Ukraine, the human condition, etc. The photo works perfectly with it.
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Thanks janet. I didn’t have multi-levels in mind when written 🤗
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Moving poem, Brian. Describes how I’ve been feeling with all that’s going on in the world.
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Thank you VJ. It is inside me 🤗
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Welcome
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Great poem
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Thank you Sylvia 🤗
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Your welcome and It’s Phyllis hehe
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I am so sorry. I was in such a state last night and this morning wasn’t any better. Please accept my sincere apologise Phyllis ❤
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Please, no need to apologize for anything. I’m sorry for whatever circumstances you were in. Just glad to hear from you and I sincerely hope everything is better today.
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Yes things do seem a lot brighter this morning thanks ❤
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An ambiguous poem – despairing, but with just a glimmer of light. Or is there? Powerful.
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Hoping ❤
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Brian, the despair is palpable. I hope you and yours are okay, or will be in the light of day.
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Some days are like that but mostly all is well 🤗
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I’m relieved.
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