Once again I'm born again
(My being on flight like a bird with wings )
Swishing through the timeless wind
flowing towards the boundless sea
from along the currents of the stream
The sadness and the pain parting away
All to a new land and far away
Sad memories of deep within
The memories I leave behind
Yet I carry the sweetest of them
In the silent chambers of my heart
Stranger is the silence of the heart
And still stranger my soul within
For some of what is and had been
Forever I thank the heavens tonight
Promise the heavens shall I rise
From the ashes
And reclaim the shards
of my fragmented soul
Rekindle the light within my heart
To be once again born again
Like a lamp into night
"A lamp into the night" … your soaring words had me thinking about rebirth as hope to live another day with optimism and strength.
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DeleteYeah hope always lights a lamp thank you Penelope
DeleteI completely understand the longing to go far away from pain and memories that haunt me. Such a lovely poem with much feeling.
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DeleteThank you Stacy for your beautiful comment
DeleteBeautiful! Sad yet hopeful. I love it!
ReplyDeleteGlad you loved it Rosemary
ReplyDeleteJossina, this speaks of the teen, girl especially, of the family
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I love the depth in your beautiful poem ....
ReplyDeleteIt's something like that....about rising above adversity...keeping the good from past and looking forward to make the best in life ......you said it beautifully, Thank you Jim
ReplyDeletelike a lamp into night... that is beautiful..the way to rise from the ashes...
ReplyDeleteYes , Rajani we can't let pain and sorrow be the only experience in life . Thank you fo
DeleteThis is a poem of hope and light. It is a gentle poem, yet there is strength and steel in the words.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lee San for your beautiful words
DeleteI really love the closing lines. There is hope and magic in rekindling what was and, if we're lucky, kindling something new light.
ReplyDeleteThank you Magaly for your appreciation
ReplyDeleteWe always associate flying away to a new somewhat Utopian land with disassociation from sad memories and reunion with happiness. This is a universal feeling perhaps fuelled by the desire to escape from our present plight. Beautiful poem expressing that eternal escapade.
ReplyDeleteA nice way to look at it , thank you Geetashree
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