Permanence
Permanence
The world is always what it has been
Everything is always permanently temporary
But in so few magic words you had said
"There is some permanence in the meantime isn't there"
In one instant the world was transformed
Everything -is- temporarily permanent
If it lasts one hour, one day, or one forever
I shall enjoy the joy of that one unit of time
One stretch of time at a time
And if I live to look back from where it ends
I shall look back with happy memories
Each moment at a time
Venus Speaks18-Feb-2007
Shadow
...I felt sad and wrote this poem, it made me feel sadder.....Shadow
Is it false to take comfort
that the sun is always there
if shadowed by clouds, by Earth, or by the moon
that I will see and feel sunshine again?
I live and work and play
in sunshine or in darkness
my inner light always shines
for I know the sun is always there
you can see the warmth from within
when you really look into my eyes
Is it false to take comfort
that the moon is always there
if shadowed by clouds, by Earth, or by sunlight
that I will see and bathe in moonshine again?
I live and work and play
in moonshine or in darkness
my inner light always shines
for I know the moon is always there
you can see the calm from within
when you really look into my eyes
Is it false to take comfort
that the stars are always there
if shadowed by clouds, by Earth,
or by brightness of the sun or the moon
that I will see and marvel at starshine again?
I live and work and play
in starshine or in darkness
my inner light always shines
for I know the stars are always there
you can see the glitter from within
when you really look into my eyes
Is it false to have hoped for comfort
that you would always be there
if shadowed by distance and by time
that I would see and be near you again?
I live and work and play
in sunshine, moonshine, starshine or in darkness
my inner light always shines
even when I know my hope is false
you can see the shadow of sadness
when you really look into my eyes
Venus Speaks22-Feb-2007
