whispersandteardrops

                                       Its been two weeks of thrills ,spills, upsets, records set and broken (and I think some bones as well sadly).I for one enjoyed the Olympics immensely not just because I get to see some great performances in sports I would not usually be privy to but also for the fact that its a great coming together of nations in a superb show of talents. For two weeks its like the world stood still or at least took some time off to watch and cheer I am sure, their country men and women who represented them with such poise and determination. One wonders what it would be like if we could come together and get along as Nations and Neighbours in the fashion that we see the athletes come together over the past two weeks. It would no doubt be a great boost for World Peace.                             ...

  The essence of this poem comes from one of those moments of introspection where you have that really big soul searching moment.While it does not necessarily reflect on any particular circumstances, nor is it a poem of regrets, it does allow for overall reflection on how life can be altered or affected by  small instances or decisions. The beginning of a new day seems so like the end of a lifetime. I have lived a thousand lifetimes in only a few years. Time speeds by and in its wake a pile of unlived dreams and longings The very essence of my being is filled with the regrets of a life unlived. Of ventures undiscovered, songs unsung and dreams, dreams waiting to come alive. In my bag is all the evidence of dreams, some reality but mostly dreams... The last of the wine is gone, the fragrance still lingering on my breath I am dreaming but I am wide awake, The pain is too great and I reach for the breath of the wind passing through the trees The memories are yet unmade ...