�Hope is not a Strategy�

The title is a quote that I remember reading somewhere. I�ve added some more lines to it�

 

Yes, the sun rises everyday

But only to cast shadows

Shadows that are so mesmerizing

That we run after our tomorrows

 

And at the end of the day

All sweaty and fatigued

When paradise seems within reach

Reality shows up. Hackneyed.

 

The sun sets. Still smiling. Unruffled.

Shadows convert into darkness

The dreamer awakens. Bleeding. Wounded.

The sun rises again with a fresh redness.

 

25^th June 2007

 

Reviews

[James Mayfield]

I personally love the use of hackneyed. It's a term not used very much anymore and I appluad your use of it. On the other hand, and this is the only flaw that I saw, using that particular word halted the flow right in the middle of the piece. It just didn't work with the way everything else was read.

[Bhavya Kaushik]

"The sun sets. Still smiling. Unruffled.
Shadows convert into darkness
The dreamer awakens. Bleeding. Wounded.
The sun rises again with a fresh redness"

Wow! This is really awesome, I loved these closing lines the most! So Deep and vivid they are...This poem is also very much different from your other writings, You should write more pieces like this! :)

Hope is not a strategy- I agree to this, but still we all have some or less amount of hope with which we are still living.

Beautiful write , Great work! :)


"Hope is not a strategy. Hope is what you have when you don't have a plan" :)

[Emily B]

Again, wow! Just wow!

[Rain]

Life does keep moving, regarless of broken hearts, or even death. The sun will shine. Rain..

[-Adam-]

Lovely. "The dreamer awakens. Bleeding. Wound." Thank you for entering the piece in my contest.

[Danielle Asher]

ahh i get a taste of hope here. beautiful piece. There is so much about it I love. Shadows, the wounded and the sun still rises. Thank you for entering in my little contest!

peace,
danielle

[Ashton William F.]

A great read for the eyes to see and the mind to hear.

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beautiful

[Ivory]

Do we all feel like this at some point.
Thank you for sharing, good write : )

[Jaded Perception]

ok i think i love everything u write!