Day 27

by Everlasting   Apr 30, 2021




shh ..

have you ever been to a desert?

I haven’t.

at least, not that i recall.

but i have dreamt about being in one.

it echoes.

the desert so full of grains of sand,

echoes.

even winds echo.

but i am unsure whether this is true

i just know

that the thought of deserts

echo in my mind

as if the deserts were an hourglass

and each grain of sand

were people piled up, living up life

awaiting till it’s time

to cross to the afterlife

and so, with a thought like this

people live and live

generation after generation

over and over

as the hourglass gets flip

and flip

and flip

echoing

echoing

over and over

echoing

echoing lives in silence

to the point where the silence becomes so deafening

And the frequency of the echoes of our lives

become so loud

to shatter the hourglass

that dictates

our precious time

Prompt:

day 27 - shhh… the deafening silence echoes through deserts of people piled one after another like grains of sand in an hourglass

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  • 3 years ago

    by Mr. Darcy

    I like desserts too - personally something fruity, covered in chocolate and with a side of custard. Oh, no - you meant...
    sorry, i have such a food brain and a sweet tooth. I like the echo sound of my pudding bowl when it's empty, it says, 'i'm ready for seconds!'

    • 3 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Hahaha you got me with the pudding. I love vanilla pudding. Oh my goodness… pudding

      I’m drooling.

  • 3 years ago

    by Keira Pickard

    It's an odd thought. You've given me chills!
    I love the repetition in the lines, like the echoes around the desert. Actually, I don't think I've ever dreamt of being in a desert, or travelled to one - at least, not that I recall. I also like the spaces you've put between the sentences - inadvertently or otherwise, it adds to the empty atmosphere of a desert.
    I enjoyed the concept/context of the poem. I agree with how you didn't name it - it, again, adds to the endless desert atmosphere. And I like the fact that you didn't capitalize the ' i 's in the middle of sentences.
    Anyway, excellent :)

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