Can One Ever See What Lies Beyond

October 9, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is discovery in honor of Columbus Day, which is celebrated today, October 9.

Today’s poem is about discovery as a natural part of the human condition.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Can one ever see what lies beyond?

One cannot help but sail for shores unknown,

Leaving everything one loves behind.

Ultimately, one must live alone.

Maybe that's OK. One needn't weep.

Blessed are those who sail willingly,

Unafraid to lose what they can't keep,

Singing to the silence of the sea.

Do, then, dare to choose your mortal state

And relish the adventure of your fate,

Yearning only for the grace to be.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/canone.html. For more Columbus Day poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/columbusdaypoems.html .

This week’s theme: Discovery

October 9: Can One Ever See What Lies Beyond