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Lyn's August poem

8/26/2015

2 Comments

 
Balloons

When the partying’s done
set free the balloons. Hope for a breezy day,
feel the tug, all colour singing, stretching light.
The relentless pull and the sliding away.
Let them go and take the summer with them.

The not-knowing, the hoping
it might be possible to soar above grey,
uncontained, uncontrolled,
lose colour, lose the self.

At some point the shrinking must begin.
What if the spiral is downwards
and what it holds has no substance at all?
How would you know
when you’d reached the end?

Lyn Browne
24 August 2015

2 Comments
Dee link
8/28/2015 11:34:00 am

Hi Lyn, Wow! This is a deep one. The analogy is one I never considered, but it is so apt. I suppose we all have this fear, and try to cover it with activities that fill our mind. The shrinking and the wrinkling are not things we like to contemplate. Dare I say it that having a strong belief that there is 'something more' is an enormous help! However, I do hate wrinkles! Love, Dee

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Judy
9/9/2015 02:33:45 pm

Lyn, a wonderful poem that conveys so much in so few words. Yes, we can all relate to this. Much more meaningful than hackneyed phrases like 'twilight of our lives'. Well done.

Judy

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