The Amazing Life

I was taking an early morning walk. A beautiful day had dawned, cool and crisp, with only a whisper of breeze. I am told it’s revitalizing; it will do my health much good. But, you see things to sadden you. Sometimes being early kills you; sitting on a tree early bird scans the mowed lawn for an early worm I am told too to play it right. Stay safe within your boundary. Stepping out of bounds can be dangerous. Tread the well-trodden path. Not to take unnecessary risks; did everything right like fish stayed in my waters got caught and filleted Life is amazing. It’s an endless maze of dead ends. It is not simple living a life -- It’s full of misgivings and mishaps. We couldn’t figure out the purpose of life even after a life-time of living; like guinea pig wheel with all the running around and getting nowhere I looked at the amazing stone faces of long-forgotten gods of ancient civilizations, From the Incas, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians to the Egyptians -- they all believed in a continued life in the great beyond; I picked a stray stone and chiseled myself a god; then, I worshiped ~Haibun contest by Scott Thirtyseven