Permanence Poem by David Ignatow

Permanence

Rating: 3.4


I am leaving earth with little knowledge of it,
without having visited its great cities and lands
I was here for a moment, it seems, to praise,
and now that I am leaving I am astounded

So what does cruelty mean in these circumstance
and what does triumph, empire and domination,
but waves upon the still sea beneath.
And what does failure mean but to sink below

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 04 July 2020

Life The name of journey But too little area, Too impermanent Have to leave this life for Too big are and too permanent....

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Varsha M 04 July 2020

Adjustable is quality Adieu is mastery. How fast you mingle Describes you beauty. And how well you handle Departure, speaks your treasury. Good work and beautiful words. Admirations sir.

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Dr Antony Theodore 04 July 2020

I am leaving earth with little knowledge of it, without having visited its great cities and lands I was here for a moment, it seems, to praise, and now that I am leaving I am astounded.. Permanence, a great question. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 July 2020

Life and death! ! ! Here for a moment. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Nice poem.. worthwhile.. earns clear 10 Life is reality with Saturday,4th July 2020 but time has come for me to live with bitter memory to relive as I had done nothing for the self and family and left it to the wish of an almighty Hasmukh Mehta

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Ratnakar Mandlik 04 July 2020

" I am leaving earth with little knowledge of it" . A profound yet intriguing write deserving modern poem of the day.

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David Ignatow

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