Story Of A Drifting Log Poem by Nosheen Irfan
Story Of A Drifting Log
Floating
Along the unpredictable current
No destination, near or far
Bobbing Up and down
As the water felt
High and low
Taking every nudge and push
I went on and on
Where, I knew not
A big wave rose
Like a giant
And devoured me
I wriggled
In its relentless grip
And felt the lapping waves
Choking me
It was like a thousand
Hands strangulating me
My breath coming
In gasps
All of a sudden,
The water hurled me
With demonic force
And I landed on sedate shore
I was out of the whirl
Lying still like dead
The water drifted still
Its roar calling me.
Nosheen Irfan © 2016
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In the current of life, sometimes we are like floating logs. Perhaps we might be drifted ashore by a benevolent fate. But before the next wave comes to hurl us once more into the roaring waters, we should wake up and be upon our heels! The unpredictability of life, man's helplessness and the whirls of fortune are beautifully presented through the metaphor of the log and the swirling currents! Loved reading this beautiful poem!
Scintillating expression. Absolutely a fantastic poem... appreciated. Top score
What a beautiful poem. The superb imagery of this marvelous write made me experienced how to be hurled with demonic force of the water. A gripping story how life can be cruel at times. The closure line is thought provoking... Beautifully crafted and well executed write. Onto my Poem List.
Life is unpredictable at times, it is out of control at times and it surprises you at times....Yet the beauty remains unfolded till the last breath.....The call is from our origin and it keeps calling all our us to return to the bases.
Gratitude practice is a way to live in love. Thank you for sharing.
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5/3/2024 8:53:54 PM # 1.0.0.1119
That is life with all it's cruel traits and there is god with all it's compassion lifting us from the whirlpool of pain. Very beautiful poem depicting life's struggles.... Loved this poem with all it's roar.10+++