Traces - For Sienie Poem by Charl JF Cilliers

Traces - For Sienie



All journeys lie
traceless in the grave

effort spilled into
chasms of the past

spilled into wishful
thinking wells of intent:

pursuing tracks of bird-flight
in the wind

searching for a white ship’s
traces in the swell

gazing at a candle
burning in its darkness.

Know

the dust lying
restless in your hand

is all you have
and have to understand.

Thursday, October 15, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: metaphysical
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Charl JF Cilliers

Charl JF Cilliers

Cape Town, South Africa
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