Life Sky

My life is like the sky

on a sunny day of blue warmth

when problems temporarily subside

and good moods bathe my body

I want to play like long ago

roam the city, mountains, forests and oceans

or just stroll and sit remembering it all. 

My life is sometimes a single cloud floating

for thousands and thousand of miles

merging and re-emerging with others

trying to fulfill its purpose

with a destination still far enough away

that it can pretend the journey is endless

My life always has dark nights

with heavy wind, rain and storms

when even the trees bend to avoid breaking

and the saturated air says stay indoors

but I still long to go out in the world.

My life is unlike the forever heavens

my existence will be brief.

I am ephemeral, passing slowly faster

eventually I will dissipate or fall

the ground will absorb my essence

and I will quickly be forgotten

while the sky of infinity lives on.

Copyright © 2021 Marc P. Anderson

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