mercoledì 18 gennaio 2012

To look beyond

Life was not made to be understood
but lived.

Days are clock-bound,
but men should not run after them.

Nights end,
but dreams have a life of their own.

Ink runs out,
but imagination is infinite.

They call it the “Vault of Heaven,”
I say it’s the great within.

To look beyond
is to glimpse the first star
of the universe,
shining in the dark immensity.


by Jason R. Forbus

2 commenti:

  1. I like the negation emphasis used with "ought not". It makes the whole point the more true.

    The anonymous
    Grrr

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    Risposte
    1. Thanks Anonymous Grrr! :D Always a very appreciative reader I must say. I got inspired to write this poem while driving and thinking about many things, among which the purpose and meaning of a man's life and whatnot. Then I arrived home and ate pancakes, and everything became clearer to me! :D

      Elimina