Why Should I Care?

Just as this home made fire pit is cracked from repeated cold and heat but still holds heat and welcoming light of it's blazing fire we hold our own precious lives within; our own living soul's fire.

 

Why should I care?

 

Why 

should 

I care?

But I do.

 

Minutes are passing.

  I remain in this body, my living soul’s shell.

Within this human house, a lantern is burning.

 This life, my story book of feeble days- is ageing before my very eyes.

But my soul’s essence is a vibrating inner living fire.

Days within Inner vision- observing past to present,

 Streaming always onward as future becomes real.

Past memories fade, into once shining days of life, once as real as today.

 Life exists- in past, present and future, like a circular ring of memories.

Even within the pain of past regrets over poor choices- stupid mistakes:

What to do?

This shadow’s path, sometimes a mystery does not need to be permanent.

For, it is in  the trip of moments, within minutes that lessons may be gained.

 Moving, always moving; our day’s landscape transforms within process.

 

We change, we grow, we mature; even in the sometimes dark places

 of our own making.

Where are the colors?

 Even darkness holds color

But only the Son’s power

 Brings  sparkles of understanding

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 And every hue’s sense of meaning.

Reviews

[Norman 223]

We stand , run, climb and fall. All part of progressing and learning our limits.
Your excellent final stanza shows that even adversity can be a source of learning, but the light of optimism is necessary to discern it.
That is why we SHOULD care. otherwise we could miss it.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Norman223,
"That is why we SHOULD care, otherwise we could miss it." Yes! In this life we all process individually and uniquly...what can I say. Thanks too, for your opening reveiw sentence; "We stand, run, climb and fall. all part of progressing and learning our limits."
Adversity is a reality and not to be taken lightly. Where do we gain if we take it lightly? I just do not want to become bogged down in pain.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting. It is just so nice when people take the time and effort to respond and give their own feelings on a topic as you have done.
blessings to you!
Kathy

[alan peter kelly]

Even darkness
holds colour...


Yes


it does.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Alan Peter Kelly,
It's good to see you here and nice to have your input on my poem. Thanks so much! Well darkness is like a place of process. We go through times of now answers. Like a long desert journey or just vagueness of color. But as lessons become clear, it's light gives clarity and we move forward to the next lesson. That is basically what I had in mind here. The thing is though; I sure love differing views and a lovely kaleidoscope of everyone's colors.
Bless you.
Kathy

[Chris]

You care because you CAN and thereby want to ...not because of a "have to" as defined by another.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Chris,
You make a good point. My thoughts to bring about a choice to think and then act in a caring fashion or not is my free will. This is so. You have added your own opinion which I do value. We all feel the way we do. I like this social format very much Thanks for adding your input and thought process. It is appreciated. bless you
Kathy

[emmajoy]

'We change, we grow, we mature; even in the sometimes dark places .. .. .. .. of our own making.'

How true is that and how true are the thoughts running bare foot through youR poem. So many hints of how life is, its many doubts , its many pleasures.. some of both we treasure, others from which we learn life lessons.

The colours are surely there, it's just that for some strange reason, our eyes close - perhaps to shut out the too bright light when in fact. we need merely the soft calm of time.

You write with gentle passion, fine phrasing, plus a core of strangely pliable steel. Outer strength, inner grace.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

emmajoy,
You look for the inner hues of meaning. I like that. You look for what moves you. We see if we are looking with questioning eyes. "The colours are surely there." Right on! I hardly know how to respond, as I do not see my writing as you say but it is so very nice to be affirmed. THAT GOES A LONG WAY! You have been an encouragement to this person who is just living and trying. Thanks much.
Kathy

[emmajoy]

I love visiting your page because when I leave, I feel that bit more than when I arrived! :)

[Kathy Van Kurin]

That is a nice way to think; to look for the tidbits of glimmering hope. Very nice to hear from you. As always.
Kathy

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear Kathy. I agree.
"But my soul’s essence is a vibrating inner living fire.
Days within Inner vision- observing past to present,"
I like the above lines. Realistic view. I liked and I agree with. I enjoyed the complete poem and thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

Streaming always onward as future becomes real.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Coyote,
You are an encouragement. This one was a interesting process to write. It is so very nice to have someone respond and give their feelings as you have done. It is really appreciated!.
Don't we all share the commonality of being in process? Sometimes even in a similar place?
I hope for you process in which you find a sensible understanding and are on a path which makes sense.
I wish you blessings sir!
Kathy
PS. It made sense to you. That is such a joy to me.

[Coyote Poetry]

It did my friend. I always enjoy your work.