Friday, January 27, 2017

Cast a Light




Withdrawing, withdrawing,
desiring respite in seclusion
Days drifting, drifting, drifting on
all of life a pitiful illusion
Thinking, thinking, thinking, dark ‘til dawn
Seeming sudden, shadows cast a light
that only poignant dreaming could ignite
“it is never, ever, to late to mend”
even as a journey nears its end



"ellecee"








In response to

Friday, January 20, 2017

Aging




Oh, the play and all the staging
set for aging, aging, aging
Director to the actors paging
come forth on stage and do your part
enable life to create art
Oh, the play and all the staging
set for aging, aging, aging
thin of hair and memory fading
frail of limb, body degrading
Oh, the play and all the staging
set for aging, aging, aging
Thoughts of life with some dejection
not ready soon for more reflection
Oh, the play and all the staging
set for aging, aging, aging
Not to be spared the day of reckoning
I fear the reapers call comes
beckoning, beckoning,
Oh, life's play and all its staging
set for aging
aging
aging




Ellecee



Photo Credit

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Destiny





In a heartbeat life changes
clouds  roll in and showers fall
a child is struck by a car
someone wins a lottery
love appears, disappears,
we seem so lost
and found

In a heartbeat the world changes
Earthquakes come and leave their mark
rain forests die,
we weep
A new Pacific island rises from the sea
we walk together
seeing

In a heartbeat she changes
the good things become bad
then the bad things become good
She anticipates a warmer world
then finds it remains the same
again

In a heartbeat we are renewed
though issues remain the same
we accept
and like the phoenix
we rise again,
move forward,
meet our destiny
unarmed




Ellecee


Written for
Prompt Nights – Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching – [38]



Saturday, January 7, 2017

Arrive On Time

Arrive on time

"To celebrate the waking, wake" (Rukeyser)

Don't miss the orchestra
The song
The sentence
The longing 
Love unrequited
Found
Shared
Dispersed 
Family
Children
Losing
Listening
Longing
The dance
The sun
The storm
The funeral 
Arrive on time


Ellecee

Written for Prompt Night
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