Monday, 17 August 2020

Land Ahoy?

Time's wingèd chariot never stops
It has no brakes and gently rocks
Along each one's allotted span;
Time and tide wait for no man!

Whirlwinds or maelstroms flip our boat
Or there's a lull, so we just float
The Gods mete out our golden thread
Resilient - we forge on ahead.

Fear slows us down, joy gives us wings
Love turns every day to Spring's!
Squalls arise, the skies look black
But somehow we are kept on track.

Buffeted in sudden storms
But then – Oh, marvel – bright new dawns!
Friends join us or abandon ship ...
Life, sadly, is no picnic trip ...

Amazingly, we all survive,
For better or for worse, alive!
Our destination quite unknown
Until the shoreline bids us home ...

(c) Poet in the Woods 2020





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