Still LIfe
Life flows fluidly
A stream
Both warm and cool
Ebbing and swelling
But always
In motion
Across the fields,
Hills and valleys
Of human
Experience.
Life standing still
Is, in all likelihood,
Ill.
Life standing still
Casts a substance-free
Shadow;
A silhouette
Of nothing
Begetting
Yet nothing.
A still life
Is not life at all,
But a suggested structure
Without foundation
Simply waiting
To fall.
Still life suggests
But cannot be explicit,
With pretense
And death
It is coldly complicit.
Still life is
An ill life;
With a tad
Of courage,
A heartbeat and
A smidgen of will,
Life will not
Allow itself to
Stand completely still.
Published by David A. Reinstein, LCSW - Featured Contributor in Technology
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, born in Boston and a relatively unscathed survivor of the 60 s. Fan of technology, guitars, creating music and poetry. Mental wellness coach, staff trainer and parent... View profile
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19 Comments
Post a CommentLife is meant to be animated.
Beautiful way with words.
Nice work, David.
Excellent writing
Excellent.
Life goes on, and life is change, with us or without us--it is a choice.
My 'life' is a journey down a path that I wouldn't have chosen for myself. How different the flow of my life is now - 14 years after my brain surgery. But, I trust in God and on His path, the scenery is so much more enjoying! Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you...." Cheers, my friend!
well written - thank you
I like that. YOu gave me an idea for a still life picture.
Another fine one!