And So It Is

sun shines

regardless of 

grief

each one of us

a leaf waving

on a deciduous tree

not quite 

knowing when our

goodbye will arrive

fleeting

like a rain cloud

passing through

fragile

as a white winged

butterfly

though some

wield a sledge hammer

strike a mighty blow

can change

a river's flow

in waters of history

Reviews

[jenny]

This provides a lovely visual of the balance between the heavy-handed and delicate nuances of our lives are.... each are equally beneficial and devastating/transformative/inspirational/yada/and yada...each exchange builds on the other it's exhausting and can exhume us at our most low depending on where our head is at.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Jeny for your interesting thoughts on this poem. Pleased you stopped by. All good wishes.

Chris

[Soren]

Chris this is a wonderful poem with a touching thought. Well said.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Soren. Pleased you like this write. An older one out for an airing.

Chris

[W. Barrett Munn]

There's something terribly British going on, here:

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more

I like yours, too.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you. Proud to be a Brit I might add. I like what you have done too with your response.

Chris

[Lisasview]

Good morning Chris,
Yes, we do not know when our time come end.
Hopefully, we live our days in happy ways... with doing things we love..but of course that is not always the case.
Things can change in the blink of the eye..
Making our lives challenging..
Lovely poem to ponder early this morning,
Lisa

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Lisa for your thoughtful review. Hope you have had a lovely day.

Chris

[Lisasview]

You are most welcome dear Chris.
Lisa
Going to bed

[Chris Shaw]

Sleep well dear Lisa.

[Lisasview]

Oh gosh, if I could sleep through the night that would be so wonderful..
Up now, 7am Lisa

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A great description of how precious life is and how we must not waste a single second.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thank yous Dale for your thoughts and your visit. Hope all is good in your part of the world.read moreMany thank yous Dale for your thoughts and your visit. Hope all is good in your part of the world.

Chris

[Aura]

This was beautifully written. Indeed, we dont know when our end will come, or if it is near right now and any action can indeed change our lives forever. I guess thats why we must live everyday to the fullest, because in a minute, our life can change, for better or worse.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Aura for a beautiful review on an older poem. I appreciate you.

Chris

[Aura]

My pleasure!

[Lathen Griffiths]

I love the way you tied in butterflies into this wonderful piece of yours Chris, life is so fleeting and yet so spectacular.

Lathe

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Lathe. Yes life is fleeting for sure and we have to make the most of it. Pleased for your visit my friend.

Chris

[Remanence]

An excellent portrayal of just how uncertain the flow of life truly is and of its fleeting nature. A man once compared his stage of life to playing the game of golf. "I'm on the 18th hole, he said. Another one of those who wished he had quit swinging that sledge a lot sooner and not having so much of his life slide by.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Watercress. Yes, one day we wake up and smell the coffee. We start to realise that time is speeding by and people of our own age or even younger have departed. The guy who had been playing golf, got it right. That 18th hole has a habit of catching up with us. Many thanks for stopping by to read this older poem, out for an airing.

Chris

[Susan 🌺]

How fragile life can be, indeed. We all have the power to change the "river's flow." Some butterflies, some a mighty hammer...each life makes an impact. Such a powerful little piece here Chris!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Susan for reviewing this old poem out for an airing. I appreciate your thoughts. All good wishes.

Chris

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

"each one of us
a leaf waving
on a deciduous tree" Yes.
Absolutely beautiful poem dear Chris-and so is your new gorgeous photo! Your graceful, evocative language, flow, similes, and imagery of nature are delicate, compelling and powerful in scope. Fragility and force juxtaposed..just as they are in life. We survive and learn from watershed moments as they confront us. And we pray for the strength to navigate through the waters. Excellent write!

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Annette, thank you so much for your thoughtful review and for your valued visit. The new avatar is a pic my granddaughter took while we were walking in a bluebell wood during lockdown in May last year. All good wishes to you.

Chris