the forest is burning
(&)
you ask me a question
you will get an
answer
differently
(when I'm 40)
(when l'm 60)
last year or next year
because my present
is ever changing
as clouds in bleak smoked sky
as silkworms searching mulberry leaves
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub- Quadrille - hosted by Lillian Hallberg.
This is 40 word post, with the chosen word, PRESENT. Thanks for your visit and comments.
Oh yes... that constantly changing perspective... to move with the present is a good life's lesson.
ReplyDeleteI love that it is ever-changing, Grace! Gorgeous, gorgeous write ❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteLove those last two lines....and truth to the idea that we can and probably do and will answer questions differently as we have more of our journey behind us than in front.
ReplyDeleteOur perspectives do (and should) change over time! I'm sorry about the wildfires there, Grace...we've even seen the smoky haze here in the midwest.
ReplyDeleteI can’t imagine what it must be like to live near a burning forest, which must be terrifying and distracting. You sum up the uncertainty so well in the lines:
ReplyDelete‘…my present
is ever changing
as clouds in bleak smoked sky
as silkworms searching mulberry leaves’.
There are no certainties in a world that is burning.
ReplyDeleteIt is frightening to see the wildfires raging. You captured the uncertainties of life so well, Grace.
ReplyDeleteSo true, and so poignant. Yes, fires burning and the world ever changing. I hope you are safe where you are.
ReplyDeleteAh yes our perspective change as we grow, as we mature, and as we ponder.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday.
Much💚love
oh that ever changing perspective.
ReplyDeleteGood highlight of the present, Grace. The question may be the same but each moment is a unique convergence of 10,000 things, so the answer will always be different...
ReplyDeleteI love the “silkworms searching mulberry leaves”. Wonderful poem. I think about often the differences in the world through my parents’ eyes, grandparents’ eyes, and now my children growing up. It’s such a difference even from when I was growing up. It inspires awe, among others.
ReplyDeleteAn ever changing present will indeed change our answers to questions. Well written poem!
ReplyDeleteThese words ring so true. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. This is true for so many things. Wise words.
ReplyDeleteWell done. I can't imagine how you are breathing up there so close to the fires!
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ReplyDeletelast year or next year
ReplyDeletebecause my present
is ever changing
Very true Grace! Our assessment and appreciation of life will not be the same at any time through the years. There are decisions to make there and then or we miss the boat! Wonderful wordcraft Ma'am!
Hank
The last two stanzas are so beautifully written. This poem is full of raw honesty.
ReplyDeleteTo live in the present is the best, adapting to situations as they arise.
ReplyDeleteGrace — my friend in the words… ❤️
ReplyDeleteLove how you differentiated the different perspectives that come with advancing years ... well done, Grace.
ReplyDeleteOy, such a dark subject... Well written, Grace!
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
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