(1)
The gentle yellow day
with its smoke smudged clouds
curls around the hours
like a sleeping cat
and still the time passes
ticking gently into forever
while I surf this great wave
that is my part of the ride
and the endless now keeps moving. . .
moment upon moment
thought upon thought
life upon life
(2)
I do not want to be a lake. . .
even a calm one, with endless depths
and mirror flat surface that reflects the sky.
I do not want to be contained within boundaries
slapping up against the confines of the earth.
I want to be a waterfall. . .
so the rushing, gushing, river of me
can run off the edge of a cliff
and fall endlessly, joyously
down through the sparkling air.
I want to be a fast flowing river
on its way back to the ocean.
© Susannah Bec 2011
15 comments:
Wow, I love it. Life as a river, or a waterfall........cool! Then , at my stage of life, I must be a puddle that is swiftly evaporating, hee hee.
:-) Thanks Sherry for making me smile, (and for your comment of course!) x
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog--it encouraged me, and also led me here! Very nice work, especially that first stanza. Perfect match of word and image.
And indeed you are!
Nico, it is good to see you here, thanks for the visit and the comment. Much appreciated. :-)
Timoteo, yes indeed. :-)
Good to see you.
Susannah,
Yes, we want to move fast and keep moving. Very good read!
Oooh, Susannah, I don't know which one I like better because you've conveyed truth and gusto and excitement and elan. Terrific!
Thanks kaykuala. :-)
Kim, thank you very much. :-)
Good to see you. x
Lots of nice lines here: "smoke smudged clouds" and "slapping up against the confines of the earth" are two of my favorites.
You capture the essence of life very well in this two part poem. I particularly love the first section, the feeling of slowness, yet the inevitable movement.
Sue, the waterfall imagery is a mind blowing thunder :) I am loving it :)loving it :)
There's a beautiful flow to this poem.. :) // Peter.
Thanks all, I really appreciate your comments. :-)
It is good to see you here. x
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