Somewhere in the galaxy
on this planet
definitely in a country
that cradles a city
and a few towns
is a soul
whose light will dim today
I don’t know who
or where or the time
My heart prays that it will not
be my clan or yours
that will meet journey’s end
….where a road runs out of itself
and breaths are stolen
…and chapters
come to an endMy heart aches…just the same
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads- Tuesday platform
May 7, 2019 at 1:53 pm
This is really lovely Vivian.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:10 am
Thank you 🙏🏾
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May 8, 2019 at 7:12 am
You are welcome. The title caught my eye, and then I read the poem, and it is delightful
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May 8, 2019 at 1:29 pm
Thank you! (big grin!!)
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May 7, 2019 at 1:57 pm
Piercing. I feel the sun going down, a hole in the sky where a star fell.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:10 am
👍🏽
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May 7, 2019 at 1:57 pm
How beautifully you have written about the end of life. It will come for all of us one day!
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May 8, 2019 at 7:09 am
Inevitably ❤️
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May 7, 2019 at 2:19 pm
One is all. Yes.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:09 am
Yes!
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May 7, 2019 at 2:44 pm
This is so evocative. Sending love and prayers, Viv!
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May 8, 2019 at 7:09 am
Thanks Sanaa!
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May 7, 2019 at 3:07 pm
Indeed! No man is an island…
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May 7, 2019 at 6:35 pm
Yes, somewhere someone is running out of road. Each day, on reflection, a gift.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:08 am
Exactly
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May 7, 2019 at 7:25 pm
A most piercing poem Vivian yet, there is a softness to it, an acceptance.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:08 am
Thanks Toni!
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May 7, 2019 at 8:59 pm
There is always a soul who is leaving…
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May 8, 2019 at 7:07 am
Absolutely
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May 7, 2019 at 11:06 pm
Although you speak of ‘a soul’, the mention of clans makes me think of the extinction of species which is happening so fast now. Sad, either way.
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May 8, 2019 at 7:07 am
Indeed😔
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May 8, 2019 at 3:02 pm
A poignant piece Vivian.
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May 8, 2019 at 6:54 pm
Thanks Linda!🙏🏾
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May 8, 2019 at 11:21 pm
I feel the pathos in this write, Vivian! Excellent!
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May 9, 2019 at 11:40 am
Thank you, Frank!
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May 9, 2019 at 11:58 am
My pleasure 😇
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May 9, 2019 at 12:54 am
Right back at you.
I always love poems that read like a prayer and a wish and a spell dancing together.
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May 9, 2019 at 11:39 am
Thanks Magaly!
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