We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage / And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, / We Poets of the proud old lineage / Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why ... (James Elroy Flecker)

12.8.25

None Will Last

 

None of it will last, the poet said, 

contemplating a seascape, a loud 

sunset, a quiet tree. And she cried. 


This poet says: True. It won’t last, but it

is here now and I can love it now. It must 

go; I can’t stop that. Lord knows, I tried 

in my long lifetime, but those who might have 

prevented the decline of all this beauty, didn’t.


However, every moment is the past. This sea 

changes every second. Let alone every day, 

month, century …  This tree likewise; and often

the sunsets will soften or mute. And yes, even 

the whole world may collapse any minute. But 

I am here now, in my short life, and I love it.




The poet quoted in first line: Diane Seuss, in Frank.


Sharing this with dVerse, at Open Link Night #390.



14 comments:

  1. True but we can enjoy every moment of it. And I love that the sea changes every second, a reminder that nothing lasts for a long time. Thanks for joining in.

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  2. Rosemary, I love your philosophy. Just so.

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  3. Nothing last forever so we should treasure the precious moments while we can.

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  4. Christine Bolton commenting … Love this Rosemary. It is what it is and we are along for the beautiful ride 🥰

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  5. To enjoy what is here is wise.... we can never know what will happen.

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  6. Seize the day! I'm so glad you're loving your here and now :-) You make me want to watch Dead Poets Society again! :-D

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    1. Funnily enough, I see it is on Netflix just now. Wouldn't mind watching it again myself.

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