The first ascent leads to an opening in the wall
I catch my breath and wonder...
Left or Right...
Up or Down...
Much like facing the questions
that life poses in front of me..
Great decisions..life changing choices..
One ascends, the other goes down
Strength gathered, my mind made up,
I choose my path.....
and walk along...
I catch my breath and wonder...
Left or Right...
Up or Down...
Much like facing the questions
that life poses in front of me..
Great decisions..life changing choices..
One ascends, the other goes down
Strength gathered, my mind made up,
I choose my path.....
and walk along...
Gone are those who toiled for this...
years hence,
I can smell the blood shed,
their sweat cements and holds the bricks
with each small step,
the giant wall takes away my breath
The ascent leads to a steep descent ..
those who chose to go down
now face a great climb..
Embracing all,denying none,
come sleet, rain or shine
The old guardian stands
the test of time.
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A great metaphor for life and how well you've expressed it, Sharmila.
ReplyDeleteGreat words and metaphors...:)
ReplyDeleteThought provoking musings of ascent and descent. I guess both can invoke pain and pleasure in equal measures.
ReplyDeletePS: it's totally unrelated, but your post set me crooning this:
'They got a wall in China
It’s a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners
They made it strong
And I got a wall around me
That you can’t even see
It took a little time
To get next to me....'
That's Paul Simon, 'Something so right'.
Wow ! :D
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday I saw The Great Wall of China in a movie "The Way Back" and here I see a personal experience from a blogger :D
Absolutely lovely expression. I enjoyed every bit. Cheers, Laxmi
ReplyDeleteSharmila, I hate the fact that you write so sparingly................please, come back fast! You are a wonderful wordsmith. Loved this one!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely on my bucket list! How wonderful that you got to experience it firsthand!
ReplyDeleteYou took me on a journey - very nice. Loved the poem and the pics.
ReplyDeletewow- good piece of writing sharmila :)
ReplyDeleteOh, how wonderful. The Great Wall of China is on my wishlist, Sharmila. I love your verse!
ReplyDeleteLoved this sharmila ...absolutely loved this :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome description of the great wall !
ReplyDeleteIt is the only structure visible from moon as per the records
Loved this post
Such a labor of patience and pain this has been.
ReplyDeleteThis is one place I so want to see!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post and thanks for taking us on this trip to China, Sharmila:)
ReplyDeleteAha! Thankd for giving us a virtual tour of this wonderful place :)
ReplyDeleteOops! Thanks :P
DeleteThe first para - fantastic metaphor !
ReplyDeleteLoved the way you described the poem Sharmilla !
The wall of China is so fascinating!!! I don't think I'll ever get there but it's truly fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI just loved your expressions, you are too good, I enjoyed this blog post, thanks for posting !!
ReplyDeleteOne place I'll visit before I do my final ascent. Just LOVED LOVED LOVED the life metaphors. And the cyclical nature of what goes up, comes down, and down goes up. Awesome.
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