Drifting Through Life
We are forever drifting through life –
coming and going,
never sure where tomorrow will find us.
Like upon a child’s swing,
we burst forth upon the scene
and attempt to reach as high as the sky above.
Ever holding on tight,
to our dreams
and always coming up with new schemes.
We laugh and love,
we worry and cry.
Suns rise and suns set
and each day –
brings something new again.
We are forever drifting through life,
this is not our permanent home,
this is the world into which,
we were born.
To enjoy the life we’ve been given,
to find all the happiness –
that this life can give us.
An ongoing party,
with family and friends.
What a joy it is –
to be drifting through this life.
This is your best moment,
on life’s stage –
where we perform each day.
Putting our best foot forward
and delighting in the day ahead.
Drifting through life,
is the greatest thing.
Gathering memories as we go,
treasuring each magical moment in time.
Perhaps someday we’ll pass this way once more –
but who can say,
so when the moment comes
and life’s twilight finds us –
we can look back at it all
and say, drifting through life,
was just a wonderful thing to do –
as we go dancing along the Milky Way.
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Great job on this. Love your visuals as always.
Thank you Jackie.
So very nicely done, Rasma. Life has two sides. You’ve done an excellent job of exposing the love for life which we should all have even though there are times of grief and sadness as well. Still we go on . . .
Thank you William. The best we can do in life is to just go forward.
Very nice way of looking at life, Rasma. I have always thought of life on Earth as a University. We are here to learn and there is so much to learn in the short time we are here. Your last line: “as we go dancing along the Milky Way.” is really interesting for me. Some Native American peoples believe that their souls will follow the path of the Milky Way to the land of their ancestors. Very well-penned verse. I love it.
Thank you Phyllis. It has always been a belief of mine that we enter through the stars and go away through them.
Nicely emoted piece Rasma, of the paths of life, opportunity, the rise and fall and the beauty that life truly is. Lovely work.
Thank you Tony.
Such a lovely and heart warming piece Rasma. Love the use of the swing, carefree and reacing higher. A truly uplifting read. Enjoyed it.
Best,
Mel
Thank you Melissa.
Thank you Melissa.
This was a wonderful poetic adventure. Gathering memories as we travel this life until we reach our homeward shore. One of your best Rasma!
Thank you Ruby.