Menina and me on the Wild Pacific Trail
The world moves without us, so I tend
to my potted seedlings, plant kale, feel excited
when the sprouts pop up.
My heart aches, so I walk the beach, smile at
the ecstatic, grinning dogs, whose world is only joy
in this moment, because they are fortunate enough
to not understand the news. They understand
my sadness, though, so they move close to me,
sitting on a log; they rest their heavy heads
on my knee, breathe comfort at me,
say with their silent gaze "I am here".
The world moves without us,
but we are moving, too,
but we are moving, too,
through yet another war,
more human madness, more destruction.
We don't know where we are headed,
more human madness, more destruction.
We don't know where we are headed,
and yet we do, for we have seen all this before.
There is a tenderness to growing older.
We fall in love with morning skies, and babies,
dogs, and young lovers. We fall in love with hope.
The whole while, we are grieving.
We are wise, now, and we know.
We know what tomorrow might bring.
We are wise, now, and we know.
We know what tomorrow might bring.
We fall in love with hope.
But the whole while, we are grieving.
Inspired by "Tomorrow Is a Place" by Sanna Wani. Italicized lines are hers. For Mary's prompt at What's Going On : Sadness.
I suspect we are all filled with sadness these days, for so many obvious reasons. The trick is to take comfort in all that is good, and in the knowledge that there are more good, kind people than the opposite, if they just get the chance to run the world again. Vote well, citizens of earth! Great prompt, Mary!
This is a wonderful poem, Sherry. From the heart. One of your very best. So many good lines:
ReplyDelete"The world moves without us
but we are moving too."
"They understand my sadness, though,
so they move close to me"
"We fall in love with hope.
The whole while, we are grieving."
Yes, I think most (thinking) people are filled with sadness these days if they pay attention at all to what is going on in the world. Sadly, I don't think it will turn around in my lifetime......but thank goodness there are dogs! Smiles.
I have to hope things will turn around soon, through Democrats gaining more power so they can start to undo the damage that has been done. It is going to take a long time to undo all the damage. It is unbelievable.
ReplyDelete"We fall in love with morning skies, and babies,
ReplyDeletedogs, and young lovers. We fall in love with hope."
--This is All we can do now while the political world does what it does. Sigh.
This part rings poignant because there is something so innate within it: "We fall in love with hope. But the whole while, we are grieving."
ReplyDeleteI love the thought of tenderness of growing older - your wise reflections echo this - I also love the 'small' treasures you value (and lovely you photo of you and Menina) - Jae
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