Friday, June 17, 2022

‘where every song must end’

                                                                                    Author: Sarah Whiley
Image:  Light at the end of the Lane (here)

youth and age at opposite ends 
surviving with true grit 
of the untested and young
balanced by the spirit of the experienced 
moments shared glory enhanced 
while pain endured

raw nerves employed 
of activities physical in nature
pulsing at the fast rate 
of adrenalin flow of the young

matched by the aged 
afflicted with chronic diseases
sometimes dying but ever willing to act 
like the healthy being 
stalking with a pure heart
extending a wealth of kindness 
to those blessed

mankind is not conveniently divided
for the void in between 
may well be transient
filled by elements prone 
to good intentions
but the parasites of society 
are reflected in ills of human failings

the dusk of the day brings to a finality 
failings to hide in the darkness of nights 
to commence on the morrow 
their nefarious ventures unless and until 
restrained by the arms of the law.

only then will humanity be spared 
though invariably sufferings of the deprived 
would still be sustained for another day
.
poetic justice will ultimately triumph as 
Providence is a fair Equalizer
ultimately light at the end of the tunnel
will sparkle brightly where   
at the end of the lane  
‘every song must end’

Anna at d'Verse MTB  - fall-seven-times-stand-up-eight/

4 comments:

  1. This is a fitting swan song to youth and all its myriad distractions and derelictions. Yet as the path of life narrows we are reminded that whatever our intentions and whatever the outcomes, we answer to something greater than ourselves. A moral tale, well told! Thank you for joining us for Meeting the Bar.

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  2. "Where every song must end"...sigh...we age from the time of our birth with that first cry until our last sigh. Somehow, we manage to navigate the in between for better or worse. There is light at the end of
    the tunnel and we are constantly searching for that light.

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  3. So much wisdom in your words, Hank.

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