Renewal and Replacement
Renewal and Replacement
In garish rays the sun mocks the stars upon Orion,
Restaging the flora and fauna that hours ago died.
The gilded orb erupts in the distant horizon
with amber breath it consumes the velvet sky.
Can an ephemeral flame define the darkness,
when saddened cries have expired the light of each day
in dreams of clarity, a gone heart’s catharsis
No more to drown in useless tears and fade away
Too long we’ve stridden theses inlays in hatred’s home
Wresting love’s raiment and relics to keep them in shame
In ire and vexation we devour them alone
When spiraling down, upon our tears, goes the game.
How vulnerable, how trustworthy, the human heart,
It is but a docile lamb in need of a shepherd
Tis a motley bunch of emotions, each playing part,
each driven by hungers that remain unmeasured.
What is it all, but a balance, a lover’s scale,
Tilted whichever way our heartstrings decide to pull.
In the end, the heartsick struggles may have no avail,
Though we down them by the spoonful, and each have roomfuls.
But with each transient ray of soul that we embrace
We stand within that familiar conviction of life,
Understanding that like the day, all things are replaced,
from a cell in the body, to the sheen on a knife.
And like the darkness of night replaces the day
So do spring flowers, untested, replace the withered blades
The sun from a different light, shines brighter some days
And love can grow from a wilted vine, unafraid,—
Knowing somehow, someway, Love always conquers hate
And life is about self-renewal, of faith, of trust,
Of the simplistic things we take for granted of late,
And our obtuse theories are no more than stardust,—
Stardust lathered in an infinite ocean of darkness,
Where all it takes is one ray to conquer the void,
And one ray with the power of love to harness
to ignite the soul and relieve hatred of its ploy.
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Yes, “love always conquers hate”, and love can be renewed, re-ignited when it is true. Nicely penned verse, Paul, with great phrasing.
Thank you so much Phyllis. And here to a happy New Year for you and yours.
So true Paul and beautifully structured and expressed. Some esoteric thoughts and truths for us to contemplate and I loved the feel of this one, self-explanatory yet deeper levels to explore. Lovely work my friend.
By the way Paul a very Happy New Year to you and yours, wishing you all the best for a year of promise.
Thank you so much Tony. I hope you have a happy New Year to my friend.
Hi Paul..my dear friend..delighted to read your beautiful, emotive words once again..and as you have said true love , though it has its own highs and lows , can always be rekindled ..wishing you and your family a wonderful 2018..
It is truly good to see you back on this pages again my friend. We have missed you. I am so glad you enjoyed this offering. I do appreciate your kind words.