There comes the silent moment
I look back on the years,
The losses and the changes
That brought on all the tears.
My life's a single pebble
The tide takes from the beach,
Lost among the breakers
The shore is out of reach.
I drift so far from others,
My hope is out of hand,
And like that single pebble
Washed to a distant land,
I'm tossed back from the ocean
And lost among the sand.
Tossed back from the ocean, but the ocean is so peaceful a place to me. You are not lost among the sand, you are revived and going on from your losses very nicely.
Yes. You are right. You express a universal human theme here, Shawn. I can certainly relate. Thank you for sharing this offering. Love and peace to you,
From the author of Jupiter Remembered and Until It’s Time: Embracing Life In Our Later Years comes Petals of Love: Poetry of a Woman’s Soul – a heartfelt collection spanning more than thirty-five years. Through tender reflections, these poems offer g
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
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Kudos on a job well done. Keep on writing and keep on keeping om.
Love ya!
Jane
am saving this one ..thank you Shawn..
Blessings,
Vesna :)
In Spirit,
Bear
Anna
Regis
this is very, very good. it reads very well.
Susan