Wonders

Conversations without words,

Songs without the tunes,

A fight without the swords,

Nights without the moons.

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Side to side I look;

I’m not the only one, 

Who’s precious dreams they took,

And hopeful goals they shunned.

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Offensively they fight through us;

We strive in motives we don’t know;

We do the dance we know we must,

And block the hits and coming blows.

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Our rhythmic swirl of shining sweat,

And the blur of shorter years,

Leave us shadows of regret

And dampen us with tears.

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A life without our breath,

A heart without the pain,

A grave without the death,

Clouds without the rain.

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The game of tell and guess,

Dreaming big, knowing little,

Lies of vain success,

Scrambled in this riddle. 

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Written by Ramona MacKinnon

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”When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.”

Ecclesiastes 7:14

Apologies for such a late post. I’ve been trying to get back to a poem a week since summer has come to an end but, I’ll confess, it hasn’t been foremost in my mind. The end of summer can bring lots of things: old routines, new experiences, and a mixture of everything else in between! Regardless, I hope you all had a great summer and can look forward to Autumn!

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