Eternal Emptiness

A philosophical sonnet on death...

 

Life is such a wonderful experience
Given to us by the Eternal One.
O, but when Death comes to existence,
Everything we did will all come to none.
What matters our creative endless toil
And possessions that we strive to have in hand,
When, at a snatch, oblivion ends the coil
And everything will be back to the land?
"It is foolishness" - I would rather say
Because Life leads us to absurdity.
Thus, in nothingness, we will come to lay
And be back to our nature's nudity.
     Therefore, in this existence to possess,
     I'd rather have Eternal Emptiness.

Reviews

[Sarah]

You have such unique & interesting thoughts on life and death... I loved this poem and the way it expresses the little point of life, when death can so easily take away everything we work for during our lifetime. I particularly enjoyed the lines, ""It is foolishness" - I would rather say / Because Life leads us to absurdity." Great job. =)

[The Philosopher's Noteb..]

Summary of all the reviews:

In this sonnet, I've weighed in the balance/equilibrium the temporary triumphs of life with their inevitable defeat and total emptiness that is absent of the joy of triumph and also absent of the horror of defeat. Emptiness may contradict itself in the sense that its literal meaning makes a metaphorical meaning obsolete making the entire piece nonsensical. In other words, you may think that "emptiness" should not be desired in the metaphorical sense, and you may not think it's completely clear. Nonetheless, there's a certain tranquility in nature's nudity and feeling of serenity in eternal emptiness that made me long for it rather than the absurdities of life.

"'It is foolishness' - I would rather say
Because Life leads us to absurdity.
Thus, in nothingness, we will come to lay
And be back to our nature's nudity.
Therefore, in this existence to possess,
I'd rather have Eternal Emptiness."

-�Keith
:)

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Philosopher's Notebook,

An excellent weighing of the stuff of life. You weigh in the balance the temporary triumphs of life with their inevitable defeat and total emptiness which is absent of the joy of triump but also absent of the horror of defeat. And I think you get it right, actually, because most people would not undertake a difficult task knowing at the onset that any triumph they might achieve would ultimately fail. So

"It is foolishness" - I would rather say
Because Life leads us to absurdity.

Well put. A very insightful summary.

Kindest regards,

Rick

[Spat Queen]

I think this piece has a compelling topic and is well written. It flows very nicely and has a thought provoking tone. One thing, I had difficulty with the use of the word, 'emptiness'. It contradicts itself in the sense that its literal meaning makes a metaphorical meaning obsolete; this makes the entire piece seem nonsensical. In other words, I think, the 'emptiness' should not be desired in the metaphorical sense, and I don't think it's completely clear. Excellent choices of words throughout.

[Fran Marie]

Thus, in nothingness, we will come to lay
And be back to our nature's nudity.
Therefore, in this existence to possess,
I'd rather have Eternal Emptiness.


A thought provoking piece so beautifully penned in Sonnet form

I especially found the above lines most profound~theres a certain tranquillty

in nature's nudity and feeling of serenity in eternal emptiness~ Exquisite poetry my friend~

Fran Marie

[Emily B]

Lofty thoughts. I enjoyed these words this morning. I would love to read more of your work.

[T.M. Austin]

Has a deppresing but truthful meaning is good

[Irin Chendale]

All I can say is that I share your sentiment here. I liked the use of "colorful" words as it adds to the feeling here. Good work.