Ph: Echo: Alone Too Poem by Brian Johnston
Ph: Echo: Alone Too
Alone….. what relief in the face of life's riot,
Alone….. and what sweet space, fragrant air all around,
Earth's rotation imparts no real sense of motion
Until stars appear! Their swirling dance makes no sound.
Alone….. tanning by an immutable ocean,
Alone….. I surf breaking waves on wind swollen sea,
No hint of confusion, I'm one with the motion,
No sad message from others that disappoints me.
Alone….. in my hammock beneath swaying palm trees,
Alone….. time now to ponder just what a cloud needs,
The wreck of a ship sits rockbound in the distance,
Its broken spine's now home for disparate life's seeds.
Alone….. with the lost! Are prayers ever answered?
Alone….. my heart overwhelmed. Could that be a prayer?
I look at the rainbow as summer squall passes
And find that I'm grateful that I am a player.
Alone….. strange it seems almost no load to shoulder,
Alone….. if I fall down there's no one to make fun,
If life seems too tough, well, whose load do I carry?
Is it just my own stuff or have others piled on?
Alone….. yes it's true that I miss other's laughter,
Alone….. of course there is no real sharing of tears,
Maybe in fact I could set better boundaries,
Taking charge of protection from all of my fears.
March 9,2014
Do a PH search for the poem that inspired my poem called 'Alone' by Lora Colon for some additional reading pleasure. Read her poem first and then mine for the Echo.
Wow! Sarcasm? ! I've never even seen a 'Kiss of Death' before, let alone received one. I still am in shock. This is a first for me. You are a volatile, expressive woman BV. So sorry my friendship is not to your liking. But it is always there, even though it seems you don't want it (Like you, I must be true to myself too) . I do wish you well and think your writing is wonderful. Peace! (No sarcasm) .
Great poem, Brian! Nature, poetry and God take us on solitary journeys where we must be alone, to interpret what we are seeing. Loneliness is wonderful, it takes me into realms of contemplation where I find intense solitude while listening to music and writing. Searching within for answers, always surprises me with innate knowledge leaking out into poetry, just as this poem has done.
Isn't it a giving loneliness that makes you feel 'one with the motion, '...and you could set better boundaries, a nice verse!
A very sweet poem. We all at one time or another seek out some solitude in our lives. It helps us to search ourselves out and also to commune with God and nature. Lovely.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 12:32:58 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Amidst the cacophony of hectic life our innate spirit longs for solitude especially if one is a keen observer of nature. A beautiful poem which I savored alone in the company of nobody!