A friend of wisdom claimed, once
that come the end of one's long day,
We might, each person, merely have
but one or two real things to say;
With tremb'ling hands and eyes the same,
My heart heard deep wisdom's friend sing:
Each aching poem and tale of mine
is trying to say the same thing.
One day I'll too give final verse,
watch embers of a last fire die;
With ash, the theme will skyward go -
just the same as my first song's cry.
The setting sun teaches bold, clear
that endings may quietly hold
a searing beauty all their own
which only in passings unfold.
Take comfort in this knowledge, friend:
Though you yet clarity desire,
Each yearning sound and story, yours
Weave together, an everfire.
About the Creator
Gabriel Huizenga
Twas for love of words that I first joined this site:
Poetry, especially, and dear short stories too;
For to live one's best is to read, and to write!
So find me in words here, and I'll find you 💙
Thanks for stopping by! :)
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Creative Endeavor Unofficial Challenge UPDATE/REMINDER!
Hi all! I just wanted to post this as a quick reminder/plug for my ongoing Creative Endeavor Unofficial Challenge, for which there are still about two and half weeks of submission time open! There have been ten BRILLIANT entries so far, for which I am deeply grateful and by which I am most inspired. I intentionally made the submission period quite long, however - so there is still plenty of time if any of you out there in the land of Vocal are interested in joining in!
By Gabriel Huizenga28 days ago in Poets
Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH3 days ago in Critique
Comments (5)
Everfire - this is lovely poetry
I love the imagery in your poem - and even more so, the use of "everfire" to embody setting suns, final verses, and life's end. Just simply beautiful, Gabriel. Best of luck on the challenge.
As always, top notch poetry.
Gabriel you truly have an amazing way with poetry. I am always so jealous people like you that can write with such a beautiful cadence. Is the little drawing at the top yours as well?
Well-wrought, Gabriel! The rhyme and rhythm unfold in a manner reminiscent of a waving, rising fire. Intricate, delicate, yet strong. We all seem mediums for the expression of greater things, but we choose how to reflect that light. You've reflected it beautifully here!