We all....

a bit philosophical one....

The men who swim against the flow

Will always know the strength of it

Because only those are the ones who’ll know

Which steps to follow and which ones to omit…

 

Close enough to touch the sun

And still to not get burned

This light possessed by no one

That has had our hearts so warmed…

 

Smile for me, the stretching emptiness

After all, all that it is, was empty before

Now filled with joy and happiness

Waiting to stretch further and always more…

 

The nights of a dreamer…

The roads of a pilgrim…

The strength of a winner…

All of them within…..

   …….me.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Miss Sharon]

This is just beautiful Ana! Written with style and expert craftsmanship...a winner in my book!~Sharon

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much, Miss Sharon! :)

[Miss Sharon]

You are so welcome my sweetie! ~Sharon

[Saddam]

Very inspirational write dear friend.
Great ....

The nights of a dreamer…
The roads of a pilgrim…
The strength of a winner…
All of them within…..
…….me.

[Ana B.]

I'm glad you liked it my dear :)

[Saddam]

Of course I do. Thanks for sharing it.

[TheLostMind]

I love poems like this. Lot to be read and understood between the lines. The first stanza sets a really good platform for the lines that follow.

"The men who swim against the flow
Will always know the strength of it" - Yes. Because they would have done it against all odds. Driven only by the sounds of their hearts, they walk a path filled with criticism heaved on them by the society.

"Because only those are the ones who’ll know
Which steps to follow and which ones to omit… " - I disagree ma'am. The hardest lesson in life is to learn which bridge to cross and which to burn. We all fail here.. If we knew which steps to follow and which ones to omit, then we would have failed just once. :P

A really good write. Very meaningful :)

[Ana B.]

I'm glad you liked it, thank you for the insight :)

[TheLostMind]

You are welcome :)

[Carrie.]

Very uplifting and inspirational, I usually don't like that kind of poetry. But this is so well executed that it isn't trite or sappy. I loved the beginning stanza.

[Ana B.]

I'm glad you liked it Carrie. Thank you :)

[Emily]

Great meaning!
Keep it up!

[Ana B.]

Thanks Emily

[Adam Adams]

Yes, even all the colors of seasons / rainbow & love're within you. Liked the beautiful imagery you've created around. It's a seemed a bit surrounded by 'solitude', but also with 'inspiration' to move on; to walk the marbles; swimming the oceans; removing all distances of life; loving the nights; breathing new scents with inspirations of shinning days. Nice work, Ana.

[Ana B.]

:) very insightful of you dear reader. Indeed. I am a person who prefers solitute....not exagerating, but still more than anyone I now.....Thank you for stopping by.

[E G TEN]

Nicely versed and very well composed Miss Ana,
And that last stanza was just simply amazing.
Thanks for sharing! You are awesome;)

[Ana B.]

:D Thank you very much for the sweetness ;)

[R Smith]

four perfect stanza's Ana, the last being the summit of poetic beauty, you gotta get published I want a book of all your work, it will be a treasure trove of fantastic writing :)

[Ana B.]

:) if i get to publish one, i'll surely send you a copy only if you send one of yours to me :) Thank you Richard.

[R Smith]

I'll take that deal, if i can get past the self publishing confusion, thanks Ana :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Very beautiful and indeed a bit philosophical. We have all sorts of persons in ourselves. Sometimes it's a dreamer, pilgrim or a winner. Thank you for sharing this wisdom. :) Rudi

[Ana B.]

Thank you for the insight Rudi :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the logic and the ending.
"The nights of a dreamer…
The roads of a pilgrim…
The strength of a winner…
All of them within…..
…….me."
The above lines were outstanding. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ana B.]

I'm glad you enjoyed them my friend. Take care :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I did and you are welcome.