The Voyage.
There is a river
that meanders
through our souls,
that starts with such
clear and pristine beauty,
as we gasp our first breath
from the amniotic fluids that flow,
way back in the womb
of our mother's precious body
and this river pushes us
out of the womb
into the world
then it carries us through our lives,
over rocky obstructions,
waterfalls, and impasses,
as we sail through the
mountains and valleys of life.
it is such a lovely journey
although sometimes it
faces turbulence like rapids
the sorrows of our lives....
Sadly it picks up
pollutants along the way,
whether they are self induced,
or simply products of our environment,
and becomes a clouded passageway,
tossing us through what seems rapid,
as it reaches the end of our journey.
Then somewhere just around the bend
that branches off into nevermore,
we meet a dark traveler,
who purifies our tributary,
as we are sucked into
a whirlpool of death.
The river runs on without us,
the ripples we leave
mark our passing,
as new streams of consciousness
take up the course
we have abandoned.
this is the voyage of our lives
in this river that meanders
through our souls
Exquisite music composed &
played by Chris Bright-(c)- 2023
Lyrics and vocals written and sung by
Matthew F Blowers III-(c) -2023 at:
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
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