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End of Time
In time the great wave
Returns to sea
In time the destruction
Is known
In time the eye focuses
In disbelief
In time the numbers
Are counted
End time for many
In time the tears
Will dry
In time all who saw
Will die
In time it will
All be a memory
Until...
The end of time.
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Sunday Scribblings #260 prompt Nearly
Nearly
"Nearer my God
To thee..."
Fills my heart
And soul
Simple words
Speak to me
Of each day
We stretch
And we reach
For that perfection
That we know so well
The image fills our heart
We finger it
Like braille
We know it
We can stand in front
Of our class
And repeat it without stumble
We will never reach it
But if we work hard
And apply heart to wheel
We will reach "nearly"
15 comments:
Oh this is powerful........the timelessness of time. Love it! It promises to soothe all the hurts, eventually. The image of the great wave is really powerful.
Both pieces stride through the great questions of life..how do we find comfort when we know there is an end to time..when perfection will fade..maybe each step is closer to something better..lovely writes..Jae :)
Very powerful writing Annell.
It really touched me when I got to...
"In time all who saw
Will die
In time it will
All be a memory"
Thanks for linking this beautiful piece to I Saw Sunday.
I love "Nearly", as well as the beautiful and hopeful image of the egg in the nest. Just lovely!
Deep and powerful.
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I found your first poem very moving. thank you.
Nearly is so much more hopeful that having got there, to have finished the race with nothing more to do. Both pieces were beautifully written.
I enjoyed your reflections on the tsunami. I wanted to write about it, but the emotions were oppressive. You wrote beautifully. Also the nearer, My God. True, it's unattainable on this earth but, like this poem, I'm always stretching.
there is a time for everything...the tears will dry...and rebuilding will begin...in time...
still here...smiles...having a great time in NYC...saw American Idiot on broadway today...so good....
Powerful piece...knowing all things come to an end makes us sad and afraid until we remember with every death their is a birth...wonderful job :)
Your poems are beautiful.
I believe the situation in Japan has left us all in some serious trouble. I am afraid.
VEry powerful words! ANd sadly, so true.
Both of these are wonderful. This line struck me: The image fills our heart
We finger it
Like braille
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So true, isn't it those simple words that mean the most? Beautifully written with such a simple style. :)
Your "time" poem is a thoughtful attempt to live with the Japanese tragedy. Your "Nearly" poem made me realise how seldom we achieve perfection, however hard we strive. But I loved your last line: We will reach "nearly"
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