PRAYER

[Annunnaki]

“Oh God, grant me to go swiftly in the silence of the night.

For I have lived, sought love, and seen hope pass me by.

Whose armour help together a wishing heart.

When wishing left, found by the hole behind.

I lived, and fought and died.

I no longer live, but exist nearby.”

ANNUNNAKI, Sep MMXV.

[secondhandrose2]

I like your poem, you have a talent!

If you do decide to go then RIP... but please read Christina Rosetti's poem "do not go gently..." first.

Existence is hard, living is even harder. Wishing is painful, when we cease wishing and just experience the moment then we may be lucky enough to find happiness.

I hope you try.

Suex

[Annunnaki in reply to secondhandrose2]

I will. Thanks sweetie.

[Olderal]

As I've posted many times ,but less poetically for any human "The best you can hope for is to die in your sleep" But let's hope there's a lot to enjoy before that.

[Hidden]

Hope you're still with us, Annunnaki.

The poem 'Do not Go Gently' is by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, beseeching his father to fight against the 'dying of the light'.

I think 'Secondhandrose is referring to Christina Rosetti's poem 'Remember me when I am gone away'. Another great poem.

This little one is by a Japanese poet, Izumi Shikibu , written 2000 years ago:

"Out of the dark / Into a dark path / I must now enter:

Shine on me from afar / Moon of the Mountain Fringe!"

Perhaps even more appropriate:

"I never wanted to kill myself, never wanted to die; but now looking ahead, thinking of thought some day going awry and trickling to a stop,

leaving a smelly shell high on a dry beach

I think----almost

I think-----but

No. Not yet."

That was written by the American Mary Bernard just a few years ago.

Why not learn from the masters and keep writing your own?

Hilo

[secondhandrose2 in reply to Hidden]

You are right about the poems, thanks for clarifying. x

[Annunnaki]

Thanks everyone. And for the poems. <3