Bill Drayton Poet Free verse

Beginning of Everything

BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING 

Sleep comes as a welcome guest
Who assuages in some measure
The prolonged stage of pain
Within the straits of breathless grief.

The one at final rest starts a journey 
Beyond the narrow confines 
Within the dimmed space
Out to the open prairie of a sunlit
Horizon, unknown to those who 
Wait behind until their time
Of reaching home. 

They are present visitors to a finite place,
Where the hours rush by
Without thought for the future,
Before they too embark on
The adventure to a distant shore. 

The end is a beginning,
And signifies the end 
Of things which do not 
Correspond with 
The beginning of everything. 

Everything that was, is
And now is come to pass.

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Clifford Villalon December 14, 2022 at 2:15 PM Nice thoughts.

Bill Drayton October 12, 2022 at 6:55 AM It's ironic that you, Brian, say this poem is profound, from a Christian point of view. First of all, thank you very much for your comment. Secondly, I meant the poem to be relevant to anyone, from any faith background or none. I believe there is a spiritual dimension to life which has profound implications in terms of our finite existence here and eternity. I was trying to express my thoughts in this poem. I have written other poems about the same theme.

Jeff Kyser October 11, 2022 at 9:49 AM Circled back to say I tucked this one away in a fairly short list of faves.

Jeff Kyser October 11, 2022 at 9:45 AM "The end is a beginning, And signifies the end Of things which do not Correspond with The beginning of everything." That is profound, from a Christian perspective, anyway.