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Tuesday, July 19

Empty?


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Nothing in that sack
You fool.

Thinking it is full.

You  are naked

As when born,
As when gone.

Where you go

What you do

That's all:

You. 

Just step on
Tightly.

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Materia: EarthCanvas Print by Patricia Ariel

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24 comments:

Brian Miller said...

ha, love it...yes, we make out own decisions, which in turn dictate where we end up in life...great write dulce...

Helen said...

Hello! I have indulged myself this morning ... reading back to your June 28th post ... your poems are among my very favorites. They feel so intimate and reveal so much I almost feel like an intruder ...

K said...

I really like the message you're sending with this piece. It's not the things you own that are important in life, but the impression you leave behind to the people you have met.

steveroni said...

We are born...and we die--alone! And we possess actually NOTHING. Only which is real is our soul.

And yet--I do not feel alone--
nor that I have nothing.

"This whole big world
A gift to me, was sent.
And I now see it as
Something borrowed,
Something lent"
Peace
--steveroni

Unknown said...

great write.. a lot of power. simple and effective.

Scarlet said...

Love the simple yet powerful message

Nice to see you at D'verse~

Victoria said...

This spoke to me about how easily we deceive ourselves. Enjoyed the image, too.

emma said...

Lovely and sharp. Love the brevity of the piece, I think it really adds to the power of the words.

Claudia said...

yep - leaves me wondering what we really have..when we always think we got it all..deep...

hedgewitch said...

This is so true, Dulce. Well said--we live a dream (or a nightmare) and fill ourselves up with meaningless *stuff.* And I also enjoyed the image.

Randy Behavior said...

I liked the message, but more I liked the sassy delivery!

ayala said...

well said..we are born alone and die alone...nicely done !

Maude Lynn said...

Absolutely true!

Sheila said...

where you go, what you do is you - I hear what you mean

Reflections said...

Too often we forget those things with which we both come into the world with and go out with... we place so much on what is ours, that we forget that we can take nothing with when we leave.

signed...bkm said...

Yes it is all us - from birth to death...all us...love the last line...bkm

Margie said...

Good one, Dulce.
I really liked your message.

Margie :)

Anonymous said...

Nice one. Really enjoyed it. I think the last line is a bit heavyhanded, but everything up to that is sweet.

Anonymous said...

our actions create our future...brilliant piece

Unknown said...

We are definitely more than these sacks we walk around in :)

Anonymous said...

Good and sparce and true.

Makes me realize that how we treat people here is how we are remembered...

Thanks Dulce....very nice.

Lady Nyo

Nikki (Sarah) said...

short....but so powerful...really packed a punch. hugs to you Dulce.....

RNSANE said...

Dulce, you are brilliant and you speak the truth, even if it hurts!

Joseph Hesch said...

We may have many or few gifts, but it is what we accomplish in our lives with whatever we have that give them meaning. Wonderfully rendered, Dulce.