Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Our Life


photo from www.lamag.com

stand to attention
life is passing by
in a huge float
a floral parade
your life her life my life
look how beautiful it is
look at all those dreams
like helium balloons
clap laugh cry clap
now it disappears around the corner
now it’s gone

21 comments:

Brian Miller said...

yikes....i dont want to watch it pass...i want to ride that float til they make me get off...or roll me over the side...ha.

Roland D. Yeomans said...

So many of us go through life like ghosts, not really reaching out and touching it. To mingle with the happy crowds is best I think. :-) Lovely poem!

Optimistic Existentialist said...

This was very beautiful...lovely poem and thought-provoking :)

BernardL said...

Very nice, Cora.

strugglingwriter said...

Love it. And quite true.

Magyar said...

__As we watch our float pass by, we must join the parade.

Lovit! _m

sage said...

Interesting thought about life floating by like a float...

A Cuban In London said...

Get on it, or get on the train that's taking your life away quickly! :-)

Greetings from London.

Sara said...

An excellent reminder to pay attention to life:~)

While I liked the picture, I didn't really need it. Your words created the image in my mind and I loved the message!

SzélsőFa said...

What Roland said.
you captured that moment very well.

Vesper said...

Ha! Ha! Brian, that's the right attitude. :-)

Vesper said...

Thanks, Roland. Sometimes we only think we do it... but, yeah, you're right. :-)

Vesper said...

Thanks a lot, Keith! :-)

Vesper said...

Bernard, thank you so much! :-)

Vesper said...

Paul, thank you! :-)

Vesper said...

Doug, we must! Or at least try... Thank you! :-)

Vesper said...

Hmmm, Sage... Thank you! :-)

Vesper said...

Cuban, we're all trying... And it's so quick. :-)

Vesper said...

Sara, much appreciated! :-)

Vesper said...

SzélsőFa, glad you liked it. Thank you! :-)

Margie said...

Your poem made me smile ...thank you!