Eddy on the River of Life

EDDY ON THE RIVER OF LIFE

I spend my days

Deep in thought

Contemplating my lot

Self-absorbed though

I am not

A new life

Comes in this world

And another has left

The heart swelling with pride

The other waxing bereft

Yonder a marriage

Here a divorce

Tis simply an expression

Of life’s force

Watching others

From afar

Yet some close enough

To leave a scar

A life ramping up

Another winding down

One climbing in joy

Another doth drown

In overwhelming strife

Such is life

I find myself alone

Along this bank

Of the river we call life

I watch others

From afar

Close enough

Yet out of reach

A barrier seemingly

Impossible to breach

I run alongside

Doing what I can

To serve others

In life’s plan

Yet outside

I do remain

Experiencing what some

Would call pain

From time to time

One reaches out

And draws near

Yet, as I fear

When I open my eyes

I am alone again

More empty

Than before

With a heart more sore

I double my efforts

In this

Service to others

Lest I be remiss

As I continue through

Life’s ups and downs

I must confess

My driving desire

Tis falling into nothingness

Yet with this thought

I do transgress

So in acceptance

I acquiesce

So I continue walking

Along the shore

Content in wanting

No more

-Shiidon, December 2011 

This is a poem about the observer.  I feel many times like an observer in life rather than a partaker in life. I find myself surrounded by ups and downs.  I see new lives being born and other saying their final goodbye.  In some ways I feel like the book telling the story rather than being the story being told.  the year draws to a close and another one comes along.