Flowers blossom and snowflakes fall
Red and yellow leaves float and fly
A blue bird swings in a cage
While its cousins whip through the sky
Couples glow in the magic of love
Others sling bitterness and hate
Farmers wipe dirty sweat off their brow
Golfers and fishermen take a break
A child’s stomach rumbles and churns
Another has a sugar high
A baby arrives with a scream
An old person departs with a sigh
A toddler runs into her mum’s arms
A teenager slams the door
A girl begs on the street
Her sister moves on the dance floor
Party guests laugh and rejoice
A woman curls up in despair
News of failure ruins a career
The winner takes his trophy with flair
Somewhere in the world
People laugh and people cry
People live
And we all die.
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Natalie Parletta
I love how novels, stories, poetry open portals into other worlds, other journeys and experiences, how they can transcend, move, inspire, touch eternal truths; I strive to discover and share that in my writing. Thanks for reading :)
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"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
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Clever turn of words, every yin has a yang.