Diminishing, Vanishing, Evanescence Poem by RIC BASTASA

Diminishing, Vanishing, Evanescence

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our nature is to fade
we are diminished every minute
we shed we exude we exhale
whatever is kept is destined
to be lost
as early as dawn that surrenders
to light
and lights soon to darkness
we must learn to accept
this destiny of losing

we empty we are atoms
blown by the wind
we relinquish what is given us
we surrender always what we think
we have obtained and won

this is the evanescence of our
human nature
we are melting we are evaporating
we see hues of colors turning pastel
we pale we wrinkle we shrink
we are diffused in space
we turn to dust

nevertheless all these are but prologues
for something bigger
for something beyond all these
to the grand reunion
and on this anticipation there is no reason
for sorrow and grieving and lamentation

from this island of despair we take the boat
and cross the body of water
i am not seeing it yet
but my heart beats
for what i cannot imagine yet i know it is there

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rose Flores 26 January 2012

Thank you for sharing the poem. The last lines of the poem (Diminishing, Vanishing, Evanescence by Ric Bastasa) are powerful lines! They rock like hurricane, congratulations! Indeed, the heart BELIEVES... A blessed day!

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