We believe sand castles die quickly.
But they last more than us.
For you see, we die every second!
Reborn again.
Only to die once more…
And our photographs will become faded memories.
And the sand will still be there.
For the next kid to play as well…
Oh, terror!
Will I die?
Erased from the pages of existence?
Will I seize to be?
Breathless.
I can almost feel the darkness.
Flying in empty space.
Beyond the rings of Saturn.
I can almost listen to the whisper of silence.
Empty.
(Can anything be empty?)
Rays of light.
I can almost feel the warmth now.
Beyond the limits of myself.
I can listen to you.
Walking on bare ground.
Feeling the air.
Why am I here?
Treading on the paradoxical mist of nothingness.
Will I ever listen to you again?
Oh, terror!
I am alive!!!
Vast universe.
Huge planet.
Look.
In the desert.
Insignificant specks.
In the forest.
Smiling.
Walking down the road.
(Good morning Madam!)
Crying.
Playing on the street.
(Do you remember yourself as a child?)
Cherries.
Look.
Feel the cold water.
In a million years…
We will not be here.
Insignificant specks.
Die.
And the cosmos will laugh.
Die.
Light breeze.
A gentle whisper…
Petty cosmos!
You never really understood!
(Can something not be?)
Born.
And on an empty shore.
Beyond the forest clearing.
Under those cherries.
A cry.
We are still here!
(Insignificant cosmos…)
A new Life & Death 10-lines monthly poetry contest!
The rules are simple:
Send your poem here as a comment, or via email at skakos@hotmail.com or at harmonia-philosophica@hotmail.com. Remember to also send your contact details (these details will not be shared with anyone, they will be used only for the voting stage – see below).
All poems will be published at this page.
A separate voting stage will follow: All participants will vote for the best poem. You are not allowed to vote for your own poem.
Winner will get nothing. Except the public acknowledgment that he or she won the contest.
Happy writing!
So happy…
So sad…
Can it be any other way?
Laugh.
Cry.
Extraordinary happiness…
Immense sorrow…
What can be more joyful…
Than tears pouring down the rain…
What can be more sad…
Than the most loud laughter under the sunny glory day…
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