Adrift on the waves of my ambitions;
aspiring to succeed, to be wealthy , to be popular.
I brave the storms' onslaught and faced
all turmoils, pain and misery.
This life:
At last, I am here at the banks of success,
my cup is overflowing, my name emblazoned.
I 'm drunk with fame and fortune,
all the transient things within my reach.
This life:
It's coming to its twilight stage,
the luster is dwindling, the echoes
of applause disappearing in the distance.
This life :
It's meaningless, I realized,
lived for myself, it's nothing.
Lived for others, it's something.
This life...
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Hi, I love the post. I love the way you composed the lines that seeps deep into the heart. Great.
ReplyDeleteThe poem is very true...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Jen!:)
Awesome lines....:-)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year.
Hi Masmasika,
ReplyDeleteThanks, I read your post , was it helium you were talking about? Send me your email and I'll tell you my own experience.
Hi Dee,
ReplyDeleteThanks, happy new year to you too. All the best.
Hi Geetha,
ReplyDeleteThanks, ditto. cheers.
Very eloquent and beautifully expressed.
ReplyDeleteHi Joan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. All the best.
Lovely poem Jena,
ReplyDeleteIt is a borrowed life after all and we are transient users of the mortal shells that we use. What we do and accomplish here can never cross over when we do.
But, at least we can live it to the fullest.
Cheers to life and to your poignant poem!
Z
Hello Doc Z,
ReplyDeleteHow true, di ba? All the material things that we so painstakingly worked for all our lives are useless. Good luck with the new world you're venturing into.
Another lovely poem with deep meaning, Jena.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean,
ReplyDeleteThanks, I glad, you've fully recovered, All the best.
hi, is my first time to visiting here, introduce me. im oyz, im glad to be read in here, wow ur blog/site is very very interesting....., maybe someday i'll be same like u. thanks
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful poem...it is so apt.
ReplyDeleteHi Oyz,
ReplyDeleteThanks, you'll succeed if you'll keep at it. Don't worry.
Hi Bingkee,
ReplyDeleteThanks, happy new year. I've got to make my rounds soon. Cheers.
It is indeed, the most important realization, that our lives should be meant to be lived for others. If by only for ourselves, it will be worth nothing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this poem. It's a great read to start my morning.
:)
Hi MJ,
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, all the best with your new status...lol. How is it going?
Love the poem Jen. It is so true.
ReplyDeleteHi Janet,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. Indeed, it's absolutely true.
Beautiful! So true. When it comes down to it, all that remains and matters in the end is love.
ReplyDeleteI was just reading about how discontentment is hardwired into human beings. It has allowed us to advance. However, it's almost rebellious these days to consider yourself content with what you have. Family, love, not accolades.
your words are filled with such passion I find them very admirable, I hope you make a collection of these wonderful tastes of a beautiful reality that many can only imagine through the works of passionate authors like you.:)
ReplyDeleteHello Heather,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, family , friends and love...not accolades, amen, I say to that.
Hello Ajchtar,
ReplyDeleteYou're so young yet full of wisdom. Don't falter keep going. All the best.
:) ( a smile from the speechless youth.)
ReplyDelete:)
lol...okay make that a double ice cream....lol
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