This Incessant Yearning
This Incessant Yearning
This incessant yearning for man never subsides
perhaps it never will
I have often wondered
is it but a curse
or is it a wish to never be granted
And although it is only internal and unspoken
I find quiet answers in places no one would understand
in the midst of granite stones where timeless human graves
lay deep and long silent
or on salt laden tidal shores in deep introspection
Although I have yearned more than anything at times to walk
alongside you who would share
It is okay that I’m mostly in solitude there
And I have read much in seeking the answers
of men who die alone on some granite ridge
Or perhaps in a wooden vessel on the high seas
with sails torn and mast broken
And so too the trapper deep in the northern passes
freezing along some river where the ice
flows early and strong
And for a woman too
I’m sure there too lay as much yearning but for other reasons
other seasons that I would or wouldn’t understand
But to come to the stark and simple realization
that we will always be alone
in these incessant yearnings
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Very well written verse, Ed. I think man and woman are always yearning for something not in their life. I believe most women yearn for a good man, a good marriage, a good life, and spiritual peace and harmony (if they do not already have that). Great work Ed.
Yes, Ed, we are forever yearning for something in our lives. Whether it is our perfect partner to grow old with, success, fame or something else. Maybe that yearning is what keeps us going and driving us on. Nice poetry.
Nicely penned and emotive Ed, of what it is to be human and yearn. As John said, perhaps its what motivates us to go on. great poem, very much enjoyed.
Great work Ed, loved it…