Fleeting Episodes Poem by Khairul Ahsan
Fleeting Episodes
Everything slips away,
However hard we may try to cling to any of them.
Nothing is stationary;
Neither the people nor their shadows,
Neither the celestial bodies, nor the earthly world!
Our lives move like a one way train.
The rails turn right and left,
And at a point terminate,
But there is no train
On the opposite path that we may take!
The trees, the meadows, the hillocks and the hedges
The posts, the ploughmen, the streams and the bridges
That we move past, slow or fast,
Alas, are never to be seen again!
Our eyes can barely hold all that we see,
They soon turn into a forgettable memory.
Dhaka
06 May 2020
Life's journey! ! ! Moving on! Muse of mankind on earth; Nothing is stationary. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
@EKL, I am glad to have you visit my page. Inspired by your cryptic comment, to which I've got used to, by now. Thank you.
Wow, What a deeply moving poem! .. Breath taking! ..5 Stars! .. May you keep writing wIth such beautiful soul! .. i just occasionally breeze through. Take care, and best wishes to you! ..
@Rebecca Navarre, 'i just occasionally breeze through' - I would like to see you visit PH and nay, my page of poetry more often, dear poet Rebecca. I am so much delighted to have you appreciate my poem and rate my poem so generously! Many many thanks, deeply touched by your kind words.
Shadows of life! ! Shapes and shades; Born naked! ! ! And, we can't take anything away! When we die. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Dear EKL, 'And, we can't take anything away! When we die.' - Thank you for sharing this profound thought. Your comment adds to the wisdom of which the poem speaks.
Our eyes can barely hold all that we see, They soon turn into a forgettable memory..........! The comparison of life to a train journey is so apt! We keep moving forward and so many scenes flash past us. We cannot catch all the scenes well enough to retain in our memory! At the end, we reach a terminus from where there is no return train! Well presented and really enjoyed!
'At the end, we reach a terminus from where there is no return train! ' - This line sums up the poem so well! I am highly inspired by your thoughtful comment and the generous appreciation, @Valsa George.
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4/30/2024 6:23:50 PM # 1.0.0.1119
An excellent poem. Yes, life moves like one-way train. Insightful