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/
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.
ReplyDelete"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
ReplyDeletethe tunnel and we are constantly searching for that light.
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ReplyDeleteSo much wisdom in your words, Hank.
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