Flux Of Change

breath by breath 
moment to moment a living mantra 
encapsulating life in a serial motion 

but…
it’s good to remember 
nothing lasts forever 

the bright morning glow of the
rising sun behind the clouds 
golden outline of the fading ambrosial 

lingering in the kiss 
allowing the fall much deeper 
unanchoring emotions 
like the waves to your storm

lengthening the embrace 
connecting the heartbeat 
knowing the other 
like the moon to the sky

grasping each now 
as the stars shine and die 
it’s good to remember 
nothing lasts forever 

gripping at life 
all smiles, all tears 
entrenching this time 
love at ground level

relinquishing all
accepting the emptiness to 
dance in eternity 

it’s good to remember 
nothing lasts forever….

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

Indeed nothing lasts forever! Nice writing Liz.

[Carson Kramer]

The melancholy of change.

[Agogobran]

I really enjoyed it. Very well written, and good time.

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful, realistic and good thoughts shared. I liked the many strong statements in the poetry my friend. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Rosie Brooklin]

I love the reiteration of the theme, “nothing lasts forever”, and your symbolism and rhythm are impeccable. Very well done!

[wordman]

but maybe it does,somewhere

[KWP]

You may very well be right

[wordman]

well lets hope so

[Einstein Noodle]

the "Flux of Change" ... there is a harshness that grates the false need we have to cling to things ;} but your poem reads like a love poem ... L3 for me is an incredible thing to ponder .. "..encapsulating ....serial motion" i love it ma'am!
the joke seems to be on me as in reading i realize that the old adage, "the only thing that is permanent is change" ... doesn't really hold true does it ... or does it???? does the "eternal moment" end ??? :))
but this is a lover's poem ..too many of your lines enchant me ..and clinging to one another in gracious appreciation is not a bad thing after all is it ;)))))))))))) hugs KWP ...for a poem to read over and over ...
E.

[KWP]

yeah thanks E --- I was making nachos for everyone when the line Nothing Lasts forever skewered me in the left shoulder - finally I sat to write again - a small offering - but its a start right ???

[Ashutosh Verma]

Nicely written.
please review my poem as well

[Einstein Noodle]

i love nachos ... that left shoulder skewer will get you every time ... going to go see who our above butter inner is ;)

[Ardra]

Ah it's good to remember so very true....
You give us the key to happiness heheh :)
Lovely poem...
If only brain started working in the correct time instead of heart taking over we would remember those lines that nothing remains same and change is only constant thing in life....and if sadness maybe tommorw will bring us a bag of joy and then a bottle of tears....never ending story.... :)

[KWP]

hey chick - yeah you got that right sista ... now to calm the mind and find that bloody gap between the breath X :D

[Ardra]

Hahaha that seem lost somewhere.... ;) the bloody gap.... love that usage...

[Davidgeo]

It really is good to remember that nothing last's forever. It keeps us in the moment, it helps us realize what's important.

Dichotomy is a hallmark of nature. Love/hate, cold/hot, starving/satiated.... etc., etc.. (the stars really do die... we are made of their remnants)

Obviously I'm going to fall in love with this poem. It smells kinda like me and I'm a total narcissist.

[KWP]

you smell like a dead star ... and I like it :D X

[Neville]

Thoroughly enjoyed 'Flux of Change' which encapsulates many universal truths & true.... Neville

[KWP]

Cheers Nev my friend ... I like the word encapsulate - do you ?

[Neville]

my sincere pleasure, oh' and yes, tis one of my favourites....