I was a child
young, innocent
dependent on my parents
full of hopes
of dreams
wishing to be successful
to be somebody someday.
Today....
I am in my middle life
experiencing midlife crises
have a family of my own
with wonderful and loving kids
who are starting to leave home
to earn a college degree
for their own good
for their future.
Tomorrow...
I don't know what it could bring
no children to care for
some dreams left unfulfilled
career unsatisfied
will be spending life alone
in my own humble abode.
Life is a cycle, a Shift in Time.
Written for One Single Impression prompt
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yes indeed! life is a shift of time!
ReplyDeletevery true Amity! :)
that is beautiful Amity!!
ReplyDeletei am sorry if my crazy interpretation of the prompt confused you..
wonderful Amity..:) yes,Life is a shift in time, with every minute we can feel so..vry nice flow of lines..:)nw,even i wish to take the prompt, leme see..hehe..:P
ReplyDeleteheyy..dint see ur link @ OSI, i'd linked u dre..hope u dnt mind..:)
ReplyDeleteCheers..
hav a nice day..!!!
I suspect OSI will get a wide variety of responses this week - life changes will be the number 1, I think. Your's is great.
ReplyDeletehi amity,
ReplyDeletevery veryyy sweet and lovelyyy post...:)
and good pic toooo..:)
soo beautifully said amity:)...loved the pic very nicely done:)
ReplyDeleteA little melancholy? There isn't much we can do about time passing except enjoy it to the full.
ReplyDeleteI liked that photo. That speaks to me..
ReplyDeletedeathly adventure
Look like you did some peeking into my mind .. and saw me with clear vision! Very well done!
ReplyDeleteMost of our kids are grown up now and flown the nest. It is an important transition period.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured the uncertainty of it perfectly.
Leo:
ReplyDeletethat's true Leo! thanks...:)
Hello Shrads!
ReplyDeleteof course not, it was really fun you know!
i love how you did it!!!
:)
Hi Madhu!
ReplyDeleteof course you can do it my dear!
have you seen our awards at Amias" AO? Leo, you and I have won the Poet's Choice Award...cheers to us Mads..!!!
i encourage you to write on this prompt!!!
:)
Mads,
ReplyDeleteP.S.... thanks for linking mine to OSI!
:)
Moe,
ReplyDeletehi there!
thanks so much...:)
sure it will!!!
:)
Ellow Prams,
ReplyDelete...thank you so much...:)
miss yah gurl!!!
:)
Hi Yellow Tulip!
ReplyDelete...thanks a lotttt!!!
:)
Spacedlaw:
ReplyDeletei know, that's very true! thanks to you and for droppin' by here...:)
have a nice day!
Hi Gautami:
ReplyDeleteis it? well, thanks for your reaction...:)
Hi Gautami:
ReplyDeleteis it? well, thanks for your reaction...:)
Hi Gautami:
ReplyDeleteis it? well, thanks for your reaction...:)
Hello Amias,
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, you can relate to my post!!!
and thank you so much for the couple of badges that I reaped in your AO...!!! so happy for that!!!
have a great week ahead Big Sis! love yah!!!
hi Anthony;
ReplyDeletethanks so much! yeah, that's the inevitable!
life is come and go...
have to read yours, too...!!!
:)
This is sweeetest reality :) Btw, same meow of WL.. and thats my another site.. you can read it fully wen u have time.. there is not much :) You can take time out.. read them all and tell ur views for I value ur comments :)
ReplyDeleteHey Meow,
ReplyDeletethanks am not mistaken...:)
and thanks for saying so with this rendition of my prompt!of course i will be visiting yours when i have the luxury of time!
have a great week ahead! miss yah dear!
Tomorrow could be real fun
ReplyDeleteWith resposnsibilities discharged
Ignoring the unrealised desires
Learning the purpose of life
Inspiring others to succeed
Gratefully counting the blessings given
Helping the deprived and desolate
Thanking the Almighty for Life lived well
And so life goes in this circle. A good, honest outline of how it goes. We need to make the most of what we have, along this journey. Nice read.
ReplyDeleteI can completely relate to this...my daughter is 18 and about to start a new chapter in her life. Which also means a whole new chapter for me...it's scary, yet exciting. Your post resonated deeply -- thanks fo sharing your words!
ReplyDeleteYou and I are the same age. I have felt this way, too. I have wondered about the future.
ReplyDeletethat is so true and beautifully expressed emity me liking it :)
ReplyDeleteurs.. hemu..
very human shifting...!
ReplyDeleteI loved the realness here... the uncertainty about where we are and where we're heading. I am learning to appreciate the not knowing... but sometimes it's tough. Great post.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to reflect on yesterday, today and wonder about what tomorrow will bring.
ReplyDeleteHi Kp:
ReplyDeletewow..that's a very beautiful poem. that's speaking on a happier note about tomorrow...yes, we must realize that tomorrow can be as happy as what you've said!
thanks KP Sir!
:)
Hello Loch:
ReplyDeleteyes, it is...:) and we need to live each day as if it is our last!
thanks a lot Rob!
have a great week ahead!
Sweetest in Gale;
ReplyDeletei am happy you can relate to my post...:)
that's life isn't it? let's just cross our fingers that tomorrow will bring us the best though we're already in our twilight years!
have a great week ahead!!!
Hi Sandy;
ReplyDeletethank you so much...like Sweetest in the Gale, we are of the same age and feels the same way I do...:)
nice week ahead....:)
Hi Hems,
ReplyDelete...and so, i thank you so much for liking this post of mine...:)
regards to Lucky, tell her she would soon be like Amity, many years from now, ha!
great week ahead to you and Lucky!
:)
Hello to you If;
ReplyDelete...thanks so much...:)
:)
Hi Shadowplay1,
ReplyDelete...that's really life, and i meant it when i wrote about it...:)
the uncertainties of the future seems to haunt me.
have a great week ahead...:)
Maggie;
ReplyDelete...yes Maggie, thank you so much...:)
loved the photo and the concept. It made me think of looking in the mirror and for so many years I saw only what I wanted to see, the young me, the one I had seen in photographs, when I was strong and wild, and then one day I noticed some creases, some wrinkles, and then that's all I could see! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteLife is the greatest adventure of all time. Thoughtful post.
ReplyDeleteperfect for this prompt, time passes.....
ReplyDeletethe photo is amazing.
Nice photo and words
ReplyDeleteHi Jukota:
ReplyDelete...we all have been young and we will all come to the inevitable, of getting old...:)
thanks Jukota for your comment...)
Tumblewords:
ReplyDelete...yes, is it...:)
Tumblewords:
ReplyDelete...yes, is it...:)
Tammie:
ReplyDelete...thanks so much...:)
Jeeves:
ReplyDelete...yes, it is...:)
A very apt one for shift in time. It spoke volumes of truth very subtly and nice. Enjoyed the shift in time Amity.
ReplyDeleteThis is so Beautiful and true!!
ReplyDeleteGreat work!! and really touching..
Good morning Swapna;
ReplyDelete...thanks for enjoying this post of mine...:)
have a great week ahead...:)
Hi Dev;
ReplyDelete...good morning, and thanks for droppin' by again...:)
..have a great week ahead!!!
:)
Life is like that - of uncertainties, endings and new beginnings. Let's hope and strive for the best!
ReplyDeleteHow funny life is. We start out as a child, have children and then we have a shift in time. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletelove, Melanie
Good morning Celine;
ReplyDelete...thanks, you agree with me...:)
i'll find time to be in your place soonest!!!
:)
Hi Cassiopeia,
ReplyDelete...what a beautiful name like my niece?
that's really life, isn't it? but all in all, it is beautiful!!!
:)
I gobbled up the optimism and hope of the first stanza. The middle stanza I recognized, having lived through it. The last . . . well, I had begun to live through that, but have detoured to a new love and life. I hope the lonely life never comes back. Your poem is profound.
ReplyDeletehttp://meeyauw-pad.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-single-impression-shift-in-time.html
Andree'...,
ReplyDeletecongratulations Andree' for finding a new life and love...:) enjoy to the fullest!
have a great day ahead!
:)
Oh- so true...time shifts whether we want it to or not...
ReplyDeleteLife as a series of passages, rendered tenderly in this poem. The photo was striking.
ReplyDeleteAmi, I like this a lot! Been there, done that. The tomorrow isn't too awfully bad except for the aches and pains and regrets and ...
ReplyDelete..
Your picture was very clever and well matching your verses.
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Hello Patti;
ReplyDeleteyeah, it is, it's inevitable you know!
thanks for droppin' by, have a nice day!
please come back again.
:)
Hi Gabrielle;
ReplyDeletethank you so much Gabrielle for taking the time to share your thoughts in my work!
:)
To Jim;
ReplyDeletethought you're not coming anymore to read my interpretation of the week's prompt...:)
thank's you're maybe the last but not the least here, ha!!!
have a nice weekend...:)
:)