Monday, July 1, 2013

A lesson from the sands

Grace @ Everyday Amazing



the sands-

scooped, patted
into shape:   a temple
rises under the sun - then falls 

like dust

the wind

carries its weight 
like a seed, shifting all:
cement, steel, roof, words - nothing stays

the same


Posted for Imaginary Garden for Real Toads - OpenLinkNight - Happy Canada Day to all !!! 
Also shared with Poets United

 Poetry form:   Cinquain
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29 comments:

  1. KimolisaJuly 1, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    Short and yet it says so much. Thanks for the share

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  2. MaryJuly 1, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    So true....the only constant is change. All shifts with time. You have expressed it well. Happy Canada Day to you, Grace.

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  3. J Cosmo NewberyJuly 1, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Can't argue with that. Absolutely spot on.

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  4. UnknownJuly 1, 2013 at 8:37 AM

    Everything changes and reforms

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  5. SusanJuly 1, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    A fine snapshot of brevity, captured with fondness and care. I think that is the point, and I love it. Have a wonderful week. Happy Canada Day!

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  6. Brian MillerJuly 1, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    nothing does stay the same...its all sand...even the temples we build, monuments..change comes...there is something humbling to that...

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  7. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 1, 2013 at 9:14 AM

    This is a strong metaphor for so many of the constructs we place importance on in society - as you have said, they are all transitory.

    Happy Canada Day to you.

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  8. grapelingJuly 1, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    O Canada! :)
    Nothing does ...
    have a good week, Grace ~ M

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  9. Pat HattJuly 1, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    The cat could teach a good lesson with sand lol

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  10. Abin ChakrabortyJuly 1, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    precise and lovely.beautifully crafted.

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  11. Optimistic ExistentialistJuly 1, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    One of my favorite beach activities...sand castles. Alas, mine never stay very long though before bring blown over :-)

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  12. LauraJuly 1, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    so true Grace... I'm at the beach this week with my family...watching many castles and years fade.

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  13. De JacksonJuly 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM

    Love the funnel shape, flow and rhyme scheme of this, so much.

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  14. JimJuly 1, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Nice ones, Grace. They fit together so nicely.
    I've played with the Cinquain form but have
    posted only one Cinquain poem on my blog.
    ..

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  15. Susie ClevengerJuly 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Yes, life shifts and disappears like sand castles...beautiful wisdom

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  16. LaTonya BaldwinJuly 1, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    appreciate both form and message, Grace.

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  17. Kay L. DaviesJuly 1, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    Oh, so true, Grace. Beautifully done.
    K

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  18. AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Grace, this reminds me of the parable about building a strong building ON sand. There is never anything humankind can build that Nature cannot destroy. We forget that in our hubris... Thanks for a thought-provoking poem, Grace. Peace, Amy

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  19. MargaretJuly 2, 2013 at 12:00 AM

    Nothing. Not sand, not even what we build here today. Someday it will all be covered, eroded. But my love for my children... will always BE.

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  20. the walking manJuly 2, 2013 at 6:28 AM

    I think the Egyptians and Inca did a pretty good job of building things. Modern folks--not so much. wind is time and time is no longer on our side.

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  21. UnknownJuly 2, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    THe pyramid shape of the stanzas is a cool visual. Great summer theme

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  22. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 2, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Love it...the shifting sand...nothing stays the same. I used to note, when I lived at the beach, that though I walked on it twice daily, the patterns in the sand changed constantly, depending on the pattern left by the tides. Loved this poem.

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  23. kaykualaJuly 2, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    Truly said, Grace! Life is a shift from one to the other! Nicely!

    Hank

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  24. OutlawyerJuly 2, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    Hi Grace. The form works for you so well-- like a pyramid, and it certainly seems to describe Egypt right now. This is Karin of Manicddaily.

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  25. Vandana SharmaJuly 3, 2013 at 1:26 AM

    One day all of us will merge into sand

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  26. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)July 3, 2013 at 6:03 AM

    Reminds me of my ancestry's temples in Mexico

    Very nice piece

    you stated this with grace, Grace

    Happy Canada day

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  27. Ben DittyJuly 4, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    Happy Canada Day!

    I like how your wind blows.

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  28. WolfsrosebudJuly 4, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    ah, will sand nothing does stay the same... nice capture

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  29. Lisa A. WilliamsJuly 6, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    "nothing stays the same" so true. Beautiful poem!

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