Ending For A Beginning............ Poem by Jayatissa K. Liyanage

Ending For A Beginning............

Rating: 5.0


Without old feeble dying,
where is room for the new born?
Without dropping off ripened,
where would new buds open?
Without sun being set, end of the day
will a fresh day dawn,
with an amusing sun rise?

Ending For A Beginning............
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: life and death
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Inspired by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok’s Don’t Fear the Death, in PH, I wrote this poem.
Picture - curtsy Colombo Pictures
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chan Mongol 15 June 2016

A great poem! One has to leave and vacate the space for another to come and stay. Come and go____This is th name of the game. I love your theme, poet! Very well constructed poem to be rated for 10. Thank you.

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Tank you Chan

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Valsa George 14 December 2015

Yes..... the old has to pave for the young! If the old continue to live, there won't be room for the young ones on Earth. This is applicable to everything! Yellowing leaves must wither for a new spring. The sun must set for a new dawn of fresh promises! You have beautifully put an unquestionable rule of Nature in a crisp and meaningful poem. A 10

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Valsa George 08 November 2015

The old has to give way to the new! Unless a seed disintegrates in the soil, new life will not sprout! Only with a sun set, there can be a sunrise! These are all unwritten laws of Nature! You have convincingly presented the inevitability of death!

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Kelly Kurt 05 November 2015

The cyclical nature of life is pervasive. Thanks, Jayatissa

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Kumarmani Mahakul 05 November 2015

Very interesting, amazing and thought provoking poem on life and death shared really. This has wide vision and nice questions raised. A fresh day dawn with new sun rise is waiting for you. Nice sharing...10

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Jayatissa K. Liyanage

Jayatissa K. Liyanage

Walasmulla, Sri Lanka
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