Ataraxia

As evening approaches And shadows grow long My thoughts drift to times past Of family and friends Youth that never ends In a memory no one ever grows old How I miss that childhood bliss To be young, naive and sinless Realities cost is innocence lost When nightmares are no longer dreams Just as summer’s shade Becomes autumnal shadows A place that once gave comfort Now renders me so cold And just as the only constant is change I gain solace knowing the one Who transcends every age As evening has passed And the shadows are gone My thoughts drift to tomorrow Of family and friends A new day will begin Full of joy and sorrow How I miss that childhood bliss To be young, naive and sinless Realities cost is innocence lost When nightmares are no longer dreams

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 24, 2025

We all have acquired What seem to us dreams Of joyous occasions And needful things Our hearts desire A quest to gather so much more Never content with the present But what life has in store Or old lang syne’s our passion Nostalgic adoration Our lives were better yesteryears Looking into the past Mourning a half empty glass Yet I have found treasure Living in the now Knowing a divine purpose With my hands to the plow For we aren’t promised tomorrow And there’s no reliving days of yore To be constantly in the holy presence ‘Tis what this life is truly for Yet I have found treasure Living in the now Knowing a divine purpose With my hands to the plow

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 24, 2025

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