A Boxing Day Meditation

With the frantic pace of life today

Deep thoughts don’t often find a way

To penetrate our ‘frothy’ lives

What’s superficial, though, survives!

 

Yet Life’s great questions cause me Angst;

To whom (or what) should we give thanks

For our precious time on earth?

What have we achieved since birth?

 

Amassed great wealth?  A shallow goal;

Have we made peace with our soul?

Have we brought light to dark places*

Bringing smiles to saddened faces?

 

Think climate change: we’re in this boat

Struggling hard to stay afloat …

Vain promises won’t get things solved

Time’s short – we need to get involved!

 

East-West relations drag on - strained

Bold viruses can’t be contained;

So, as this year draws to a close,

It’s hard to see ‘La vie en rose’ …

(c) Poet in the woods 2022

* one of the themes of King Charles III's first Christmas Message.