Ph: Life: Everyone Leaves / Everyone Grieves (Your Choice) Poem by Brian Johnston

a wonderful soul-stirring poem!

From my perspective a bit of a gray write with a touch of melancholy and a hint of choler. I'm hesitant to buy into the concept that when anyone grieves, God cries too although I understand the idea is imbedded deeply within Christian-Judeo thought patterns. I can think of lots of instances where grief is felt, but the root of the grief may well have been God's anger...the bible itself is rife with such examples: the battles, the smites and the smotes. I'm not so sure those still alive after witnessing such Divine interventions weren't grieving over their loss(es) and I expect that if they were not showered by many, if any Divine tears. Check out my poem, IT Just Is.

The natural phenomenon has been brought down through your pen. The entire nature is embodied with two aspects which is narrated in different words. so leave/grieve is also one of suitable aspect. with regards

It is a saddening thought that we are all alone in this world with everyone turning their backs and leaving us in a state of desolation! Over it we grieve....! It is our choice ultimately either to grieve or to accept it as an undeniable truth knowing that basically each one is alone and has to live his life! This I think will be a more rational interpretation than what you intended it to be...ie, everyone grieves when you grieve! Some may be there to share our grief for sometime, but they cannot be with us all the time as they have their own grief! So ultimately we are the ones to compromise with our own lot! Great poem!

The last verse is so life like to reality so it tells us to live...the end is always nigh...nice to read...regards

How nice you are to do this..it always be a big theme in life talking about leaving after meeting, i always remind myself that if tree has no leaves we still can stand as we are the trunk, though without leaves we look less admired, pale in life excitement...but we still can stand strong...as also if we are a golden ring that loses a gemstone, we may lose the precious shine but dont forget that we still worth enough to be as ourselves. Though people come and go the one that with you always yourself and the one that accompany you is always God..so we are not supposed to sad because its not only you, me, he, she or them..but everyone face this in life, so better we value what we have since we still own it...a nice poem Brian :) _Soul

Leaving and grieving are parts of life. Guests come. We are happy. When it is time they leave. Our concern lingers till they safely reach home. Joy and grief go hand in hand making life what it is. Beautiful poem bringing in the realities. Thank you.

Your know Mike that I don't always like what you say but you do make me think and for that my friend I thank you. Christ told us clearly that every word of the Old Testament is the intentional word of God to us but then there is the New Testament as well. God in the Old Testament seems angry and vengeful, whereas God, as seem through the lens of His Son, seems to espouse mercy and grace. And yet Christ's own words seem to be declaring both things are true. What paradox! This suggests to me that we must be looking at this situation from the wrong vantage point. Is it possible to position ourselves so that the paradox disappears? Well my good friend, it seems to me you have just handed me a very good complaint which I now at least intend to try shed some light on in a new stanza for my poem So Many Questions. Thanks for the great idea. With God's help may I prove up to it (or at least make a dent in this fascinating area of interest) . Stay tuned!