JC Brul Poet Free verse

Longanimity

How many sands have you counted
building castles near the shoreline,
which the sea washes away
before the day is done?

Alas, you build them again and again
unmindful of the raging waves
and the wild winds
blasting away those paradigms~
before your hands could shape
the towers in your mind;
As if there were no waves~
As if there were no winds.

Every castle you built
scattered in the shifting sands,
yet your dreams perpetuated ~
like the course of the river 
resolutely pushing 
though drought hinders
its way to reach the sea;
Like the flight of the eagle 
endlessly flying
amidst the chancy sky.

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Caren Krutsinger April 9, 2022 at 12:33 AM "As if there were no waves~ As if there were no winds." - "but your dreams lived on" - your words are regular words, but as their wordsmith, you seem to put them together in a super regular way.

Christuraj Alex March 30, 2022 at 12:56 AM "like a river resolutely pushing its way to reach the sea", "Like an eagle continuing its flight", "Like a soul persistently praying~" - Beautiful comparisons. Congratulations!

Valsa George March 27, 2022 at 8:26 PM Hi Jez, back to your beautiful poem once more with congratulations on your great win in the contest !

Edward Ibeh March 27, 2022 at 10:56 AM Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest with this wonderful poem, JCB:-) I enjoyed it!

Michelle Faulkner March 25, 2022 at 8:48 PM Beautiful message on perseverance even when your work is washed away, you can still create, very uplifting!

Valsa George March 25, 2022 at 6:56 PM Though our dream castles may be washed away by torrential waves and violent winds, we never stop dreaming ! Our dreams keep soaring into the sky, like an eagle on flight ! Beautiful poem Jez !