Sunday, 30 March 2025

The Solemn Present

 


Edvard Munch/Melancholy II, 1898

The Solemn Present

The weight of the world 
Sometimes too much to bear, 
On everyone's shoulders at the moment.
The earth drenched in crisis and despair,
Emotions swirl inside us like a storm  
Thinking of Palestine and Myanmar, 
Equally battered and delivered a cruel fate
Harmony destroyed each day a nightmare,
Circuts of sorrow spread before our eyes
Enxhaustion debilitating  difficult to repair
People broken, hearts heavy, souls worn
Groans of  mourning sadness fill the air,
The  horrors we witness not easy to forget
Paths of joy, broken, seemingly going nowhere
We wish the pain  and suffering to end  
Release thoughts of solidarity and care,  
Where life and death hangs by a thread 
WIpe your own tears dry and share, 
Offer thoughts of compassion to others 
Whose burden is greater, far more unfair.
Keep prayng for suffering to come to an end
Beyond the darkness allow light to flare.

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