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Ubi sunt poem
Heart Crafted Poems - 2022
: In a state of flux by JLR
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Artwork by helvi2 at FanArtReview.com

Where did all yesterdays go?
I swear, I truly do not know!
Just yesterday, I knew my neighbors
But now, people, nearly all, belabors
this and that, them, and they
While I scream HEY!

Is it I or me, or what, when, how?
Did that just happen?  Wow!

I see everything changing with my good eye.
I want to ask the simple question why?
The wheels on my bicycle go round and round,
Or do they, when there is no permanence, I have found?

So, here I sit pondering a while.
Knowing all that surrounds me, as I smile,
is in a constant state of flux.
As I nod with acceptance, and say, "Shucks."

Dare I question or be in total agreement
with life's impermanence? Do I act boldly vehement?
Nay! Not I, me, him ...

I will continue to sit and let my thoughts wander.
What will all the tomorrows bring up yonder?
I suspect it will be more of the same
'cause change is all about the blame game.

 

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POETRY CONTEST
Ubi sunt is a type of poetry that reflects on transience and mortality. Write a poem that somehow incorporates the topic of life's transience. The poem does not have to be specifically about the topic and creative approaches are welcomed. But contest voters will be asked to consider the topic when making a choice for a winner.


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