Babel Ech0es

We part, each on our own path
                     ...no longer united.
Shards of a once unified day, scatter.
In the long shadows of the old towers,
Babel’s echoes linger, misunderstood.

Before the tongues twisted and were lost,
Voices shared, and the plains glowed with trust.
Their dreams reached skyward, unmarred and clear
And in unity, they placed their hopes and fears.

After the confounding of speech,
They scattered across lands, reaching far.
Each tongue became a distinct flame,
                             ...now alone,
No longer intertwined, each its own domain.

Even in its fragments, Babel held sway:
A memory of yesterday's unity embraced.
Better both before and after the fall,
In its breaking, a whispered call remained.

To understand and bridge the wide gaps,
To see beyond its walls, where dreams reside.
In every parting, echoes find their way
Of Babel's haze-lit night and dawn.

We walk our paths, lessons learned
          ...from Babel's aftermath.
In our disparate, silent cries rising
We seek a way to lift our scattered voices high.

Reviews

[K. Louis]

i like how the poem captures the longing for unity and understanding amongst division. The image of "each tongue becoming a distinct flame" is a powerful one.

[redd Brick Keshner]

Thank you K,🙏🏻🕊
Freds.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Great write very deep. Had to read a few times after coffee love your style. Hope you not in the path of cyclone

[redd Brick Keshner]

Not directly in its path, thanks; but in for some of the lashing winds. We’ll see how we go🙏🏻🕊️

[Soren]

Babel a great allegory especially for poets. How to understand others now scattered. A tower to God if God were understanding others. Well written my friend.

[redd Brick Keshner]

Thanks kindly dear Soren 🙏🏻🕊
Freds.

[ETERNITY]

Unity is not always the way when man is evil. I like this writing very much. It is clear, concise and makes the point of Babel. Unity with the wrong intentions spells destruction.

[redd Brick Keshner]

Indeed it does. Thank you kindly, Sasha. 🙏🏻🕊you are much appreciated 🕊🙏🏻