Thursday 3 September 2015

Perhaps... ~ Shu Ting

















Perhaps...

Perhaps these thoughts of ours
will never find an audience
Perhaps the mistaken road
will end in a mistake
Perhaps the lamps we light one at a time
will be blown out, one at a time
Perhaps the candles of our lives will gutter out
without lighting a fire to warm us.

Perhaps when all the tears have been shed
the earth will be more fertile
Perhaps when we sing praises to the sun
the sun will praise us in return
Perhaps these heavy burdens
will strengthen our philosophy
Perhaps when we weep for those in misery
we must be silent about miseries of our own

Perhaps
Because of our irresistible sense of mission
We have no choice


~ Shu Ting ~

6 comments:

  1. Perhaps nothing is sure at all. The only sure thing is that we are here and that opens all the other possibilities.

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  2. We never know, do we? Life can lead us in so many ways. Great image to illustrate the poem.

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    1. Thanks. No, we don't know - at least not in this life!

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  3. As long as our intentions are pure... love the choice of image to go with the words.
    Amalia
    xo

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