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Existential

Ain’t it amazing the way life flows Up, down, horizontal, to and fro The calm, with the rough, heaven and hell Mostly average, but who can tell Dreams of happiness, that go astray Fleeting moments of bliss, perfect days Desperation, sadness, broken hearts Wishing that today, never did start I often wonder what life’s about Fears, the unknown, our moment of doubt Creation, purpose, to whom it serves Born to die, or put here to observe Lost in a cosmos, mostly dark space Part of a freak species, human race Curious beings, drawn towards light Basic monsters, a damn ugly sight Misanthrope’s xenophobe’s, good and bad Altruistic, thoughtful, creepy, mad Destructive, creative, all at once Gifted, evil, stupid as a dunce Pretentious, precocious, teachers pet Wasteful, niggardly, the private jet Killing fields, to our gardens of zen Everybody welcome, just not them Yes it’s amazing the human spirit Man’s tailor made, to deliver it Writing challenge X words Sponsored by Constance le France How many syllables Prompt #8 Existential 01/05/23

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Christopher Grieves

Date: 6/28/2023 4:25:00 AM

I particularly like: "Yes it’s amazing the human spirit Man’s tailor made, to deliver it" Great concluding line - wish it was mine ;-)

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/28/2023 4:56:00 AM

Thanks Chris, I think that line belongs to all of us, so I’m sure part of it is yours, cheers David

Sand Blown

Date: 5/11/2023 2:29:00 PM

....goodt one....an earth wide garden of zen would be a miracle existent dream.... .....stan

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/12/2023 1:41:00 AM

It certainly would Stan, but wouldn’t take long for us humans to turn it back into a nightmare, cheers David

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 5/10/2023 1:59:00 PM

Congratulations Sir Every line and verse Flows and rhymes Like all your other exceptional work

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/10/2023 11:54:00 PM

Thanks Christopher Nobody can ever say humanity failed to deliver on whatever it is we’re designed to deliver, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/4/2023 9:23:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What a creative/true write. Life is one huge ride with both good/bad. Have a great/blessed day...............

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/4/2023 12:22:00 PM

Good, bad, with everything in between, and beyond thank you so much for congrats, cheers David

Constance La France

Date: 5/4/2023 6:44:00 AM

David, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful poem with us in my Writing Challenge congratulations. !

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/4/2023 12:20:00 PM

And thank you Constance for stopping by with the good news, cheers David

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 5/2/2023 1:28:00 AM

Life is always full of turmoil.

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/2/2023 2:33:00 AM

Ain’t that the truth Victor, but I think our existential turmoil, goes way beyond the remit of all other creatures, cheers David

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/1/2023 5:27:00 PM

Fearless write,DVid, I love it! I have a passion for poets who tell it like it is.. Deep thinkers! Awesome. In appreciation for your authenticity! PNgie

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/2/2023 2:29:00 AM

Heya Pangie, I try my best in these type of existential moments, to be as authentic as I possibly can, and try pen it as I see it, as a species we’re capable of anything, no matter how beautiful or disgusting, we’ve done it all and continue to do so, cheers David

I Am Anaya

Date: 5/1/2023 8:58:00 AM

"Killing fields, to gardens of zen Everybody belongs, just not them" chilling. The high tide has its effects, the waves roar and shatters rocks like a ton of bricks. We are deceived but we overcome, until the next realization. Excellent choice, the meaning purpose & value of human existence, David

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/1/2023 10:34:00 AM

Heya Anaya, we must keep going we have no choice, come what may, is/was there an ultimate plan, I honestly don’t know, we’re here because we have to be here, and that makes us an existential part of something, the mind boggles, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/1/2023 4:26:00 AM

You covered our existence well in your verse David, I always compare life to a sea voyage, Stormy waters, a safe harbour. Occasionally we come across those buccaneers that share our waters. Best of luck in the contest. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/1/2023 5:04:00 AM

We really have no choice Tom but to take whatever existence throws at us, for its constantly changing, all other animals would be long extinct, if they carried on like us, yet the human population continually grows, natural selection is meaningless to us now as a species, we’ve transcended it into the intelligence realm methinks, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 5/1/2023 3:02:00 AM

Each line is like an ocean wave rushing to shore. Some that slam us with their roar, we create ourselves. Others are formed by some of those evil-spirited creatures of the human race you mentioned. Life hardly ever flows smoothly. Makes us aware that not one of those calm sea days should we ever take for granted.

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/1/2023 4:07:00 AM

Absolutely Lin, a take nothing for granted approach here, a philosophical existential look at life, whatever we’re supposed to be, like my last line says, we deliver on it, thank you so much for your wonderful comments, cheers David