The silent suff’rer sheds no tears,
No woeful word from her is heard,
Warm smiling eyes betray no fears,
No patent sign of pain deferred;
A stoic stares indifferently,
His sphinx-like face a joyless mask;
Secreted thoughts a deep Dead Sea,
To salvage these a fruitless task;
As Summer Sun her passage wends,
Autumnal Chill his counsel keeps;
When Winter’s Frost his presence tends,
Spring’s vibrant colours snugly sleeps.
Fair destined Life her course needs run,
For consummation to be done!
© Meanderings 2015
A very beautiful poem…speaking so beautifully of human nature and mother nature. Along with another beautiful image….thank you. xxx
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Thanks Janet. Yes, Human Nature will ‘out’. 😉 Hugs!
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Great image Elliot and old man winter warms to summer in due course. Not before time here in the southern zones. Been a cold wet winter. Some say the worst in 50 years. Climate change or cyclical climate? Take your pick!
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Hope your Summer does not come with a vengeance. 😉
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I like the color of that rose 🙂
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Yes…I managed to get close to the actual rose in all her splendour. 🙂
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Wow….I loved your poem! You do have such a fantastic way with words. That rose is a stunner too!xxx
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Thanks D. You are so kind. Hugs. ❤️
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Just been reading the blog of my ‘suicidal friend’ – your first verse sums it up so accurately. Some people feel that life is always winter and never Christmas … 😦
I love the colour of your rose.
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Well said Gilly! Thanks….Yes, I managed to get close to the actual colour of the rose. 🙂
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