Waning light
The musings of a classical poet watching the eclipse
Eventually, all will fade and wane.
Cold snows will thaw and ash remain of flame.
Like it or not, joy often ends with pain
In our lives. And yet, we strive again,
Pining for something that can we can retain.
Sun's light gets weak as darkness starts its reign.
Eventually, all will fade and wane.
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Katarzyna Popiel
A translator, a writer. Two languages to reconcile, two countries called home.
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Peaceful Purpose
I have noticed that in the professional sphere, as far as I have noticed, that many people choose to come to work, mainly with the intention of collecting a paycheck, which I completely understand, unfortunately, we all need money to survive in this world. I also feel very strongly about the fact that if you are going to work in a profession, you should certainly treat that profession, whatever it may be, with the dignity that its purpose entails, whether you are working in the medical field, or working at a fast food restaurant, you should do you best to do the best job you can, because when it comes right down to it, we are all humans, going through the trials, and challenges that this life can bring us, by working together.
By Kaylon Forsyth6 days ago in Humans
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Beautiful poem, best of luck!
I'm so glad you commented on my poem today, and that I looked at your profile. This is one of my favorite entries in the challenge! You have a new subscriber!
Really lovely! Great use of form! I always admire use of iambic! I try but my poetry professor’s feedback was always to regularize my meter so I clearly wasn’t too committed. But like with yours I appreciate the deviation! I think perfectly consistent iambic can get a little lulling
Sad but beautifully rendered. You've penned such tenderness. Loved your poem.
Oh...this made me feel like I had come across some old scribblings on a piece of parchment or something. Great job, Katarzyna! Really loved this take on the challenge!
I’ve been forcing myself to delve into some of Shakespeare’s poetry as of late and I immediately recognized the form, so unique and nice to see it in a modern contextualization! Amazing work ♥️
This is my attempt at a iambic pentameter, a very classical form. The rhythm varies though which, I hope, makes reading more interesting. As a sidenote: I'm not that pessimistic in real life!