Endings hang like a sword upon my head
casting a shadow upon a smile-lit face
or easing the frown on a worried brow
beginnings lead to endings, birth to death
nothing stays the same, though I wish it would
the road may be long, but destiny awaits
No sooner had they taken their first steps
babies run then fly away from home
as spring turns to summer, summer to fall
flowers fade, fairy tales end, tears dry
all things pass. Life is a rehearsal
for that last good-bye towards home.
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I combined two prompts to write this piece – POETRY JAM’s Goodbye and Magpie Tales’ photo prompt:
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Truly beautiful, Imelda.
Thanks, Angeline. 🙂
life is a rehearsal for that last goodbye home…pretty cool line…its def a journey in getting it right…smiles. all things do eventually pass and in many ways its what we do with it til then…
Your poem rings so true…….very powerful closing lines!
All things pass. Even us.
Well done, Imelda. 🙂
Good-byes, change, letting go…it just becomes more and more real as I age. And we can’t escape them. It’s one of the more difficult things in life.
Lovely Imelda! 🙂
Superb writing, Imelda. 🙂
So very true… Everything that begins ends, and everything that ends leads to something else. And even GOOD-BYES lead somewhere!
Last stanza is heart wrenching … melancholy, but truthful.
Thank you, Susan. 🙂
Life is a rehearsal… I love that!
Your poem captures the essence of both challenges nicely ………
Forlorn but with a sense of hope.
No sooner had they taken their first steps
babies run then fly away from home ~ kids do seem to grow so quickly!
Just trying to enjoy the rehearsal!
Beautiful interpretation Imelda. Acutely aware of the the rehearsal approaching its end 🙂
All I can think of is how hard it is when the kids finally leave home and don’t need us anymore…
This read so nicely out loud…
It is best what is well-rehearsed.
Cheers!
lovely and heartfelt poem. Have a splendid weekend.
Thank you, Kathe. 🙂 Happy week ahead.
Lovely associations and imagery.
Thank you, Janet. 🙂