Longing for You

by Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont, USA

Oct 2011 681 Views 6 comments

Longing for You

How many days will slip by
Sand through an hourglass
Seperated one from another
One tiny grain at a time
Onto a vast seashore
Will my hour ever chime
How significant am I?

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Posted: Oct 2011

About this poem:

Still yearning for a meaning.....of my life...

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Comments (6)

Happygolucky4uTreasure Coast, Florida USAOct 7, 2011

I have always been fascinated with hour glasses.
Your poem seems a little sad to me

Do you know the sand in the hour glass flows the days away because it is in an enclosure. If the walls were removed then it would just go happily falling everywhere. Not expecting to be in just one place. Free from the restraints it finds its own destiny not the expected one. Beautifully written poem.

AyhraAdelaide, South Australia AustraliaOct 8, 2011

It seems to me, that the only meaning of life is living... :) Nice writing Yankee4U

thelmatallaGeneva, SwitzerlandOct 8, 2011

Exquisite write. You've captured this lovely feeling of longing though there's a certain sadness in it.

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaOct 8, 2011

Hi Yankee,

It's easy to become fatalistic about this whole process. I'm sure your hour will chime.

Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKOct 8, 2011

How many days will slip by
Sand through an hourglass
Seperated one from another
One tiny grain at a time
Onto a vast seashore
Will my hour ever chime
How significant am I?

This is beautiful