Join dVerse Poets where Lillian quotes Eccles. 3: 1-8, a time for everything.
“all is vanity,” says the preacher
life’s breath ~ “chasing after wind”
somewhere in the weary world
newborn baby first sucks in air
toddler tosses pebbles into pond
young girl twirls a wedding dance
farmer plants seed in hope of harvest
lovers laugh to embrace ~ weep, to not
developer digs dirt in hope of homes
man grieves loss of beloved wife
old woman stacks stones on beach
dying man expires with final sigh
somewhere in the weary world
“all is vanity,” says the preacher
life’s breath ~ “chasing after wind”
a poem in my pocket 
Mar 07, 2019 @ 01:57:07
I like how you’ve framed the stages of life in the preacher’s words and ‘life’s breath ~ “chasing after wind”’, Lynn, and the way the pebbles progress to stones.
Mar 07, 2019 @ 14:51:25
Thanks, Kim.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 19:51:38
Such is life and we are all but a dust or footprint in the sands.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 21:22:32
…and to dust we shall return
Mar 06, 2019 @ 19:35:26
This makes me think about how all of these things are happening at the same time each day. It offers a sense of overall balance.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 21:22:07
…like taking a step back to gain perspective. Thanks for commenting!
Mar 06, 2019 @ 17:31:06
This line stood out for me: “old woman stacks stones on beach”
Mar 06, 2019 @ 21:20:52
I like that one too…thanks for reading, Frank 🙂
Mar 06, 2019 @ 16:11:15
love your examples of the beauty of life, we must capture every moment and never be jealous to let it go – life is all about living with grace
Mar 06, 2019 @ 21:20:01
Yes, living with grace…thanks, Gina!
Mar 06, 2019 @ 15:55:35
Love that you are still linking with dVerse! and my favorite book all time book of the Bible: Ecclesiastes. Poignant poem. And truth.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 21:19:19
Thanks, Dawn!
Mar 06, 2019 @ 11:21:59
We are each only a blip in the passage of time, but a link in the chain or our heritage.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 11:25:57
Yes, Bev, I like your insightful comment
Mar 06, 2019 @ 11:04:31
Thanks for a brief glimpse of God’s vision. And he laughs and he cries and he declares it all to be good.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 11:08:26
Yes, He is sovereign over all…and he is Good.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 07:33:29
Succinctly moving through the journey of life.
Yes — the preacher’s words can be truthful here….we are each but a breath of wind in the entirety of the world….there is life and there is death. But I hope there is a goodness that exists between the breathing in and the breathing out.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 10:29:34
God’s goodness abounds…if we recognize it.
Mar 06, 2019 @ 13:59:18
Amen to that 🙂