There is beauty
In all things
Even death
In all things
Even death
To understand this
Is to master life
To master life
One must master death
Tag: life
Desert Highway
Desert highways
Strips of empty pavement
Crossing expanses of isolation
Lifeless seeming, lonesome
Strips of empty pavement
Crossing expanses of isolation
Lifeless seeming, lonesome
Stillness, quiet, patience
Reveal a vibrant pattern of life
Just as for the terrain they cross
Just as stillness, quiet, patience
Reveal the vibrant pattern of being
Within
The Amber Stream
I wend my way
Through life and all
Its myriad conditions
Through life and all
Its myriad conditions
Oxbows and diversions
Rapids and reservoirs
Confined by circumstances
Wide and shallow
Narrow and deep
Always flowing toward the light
Golden warmth which fills my heart
Reflecting on the amber stream
Earth Day
The Moon reminds me
How friendly Earth is
To me and those I love
To all life
How friendly Earth is
To me and those I love
To all life
But friendship has its limits
The Earth has only so much to offer
So it’s time to be a better friend
Give something back in return
Life and Time
Photographs remind us
Of all the life we’ve lived
And all the time
Which passed between
Of all the life we’ve lived
And all the time
Which passed between
Waves
I hasten out to the beach
Envelope in hand
Fumbling to get at its contents
I don’t even notice the surf
Envelope in hand
Fumbling to get at its contents
I don’t even notice the surf
The wave peters out
Just before it reaches me
Its last energy spent
As bubbling foam dissipates
My muscles relax
Tension leaves my body
While the ocean recedes
Back down the beach
I turn over the paper again
Check the wording again
The test was negative
The test was negative
I’m going to live
Another wave comes
Stronger than the last
Soaking just one shoe
Which makes a delightful squish
As I stride back up to the house
Good tidings in hand
Spicy ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #193
A little spice
A little iced
A little life
Makes everything nice
A little iced
A little life
Makes everything nice
Vanishing Point
Once, there were days
Many days
When I had nowhere to go
And all day to get there
Now I seem to be
Everywhere at once
But nowhere at all
All the time
Time
I feel time
Wending
Up my spine
Stealing my vigour
Taking my mind
Wending
Up my spine
Stealing my vigour
Taking my mind
But my heart
Remains strong
My spirit
Undiminished
So I
Unrelenting
Resist time
Live today
Work toward
Tomorrow
The Glow of Life
The glow of lights
I see at night
Try to perceive
In light of day
As aural gleam
A sign of this
Candescent life
I see at night
Try to perceive
In light of day
As aural gleam
A sign of this
Candescent life
