The Story Within
They emerge from earth with an eager beginning--one of hope and expectation
Tribulations led to unfortunate endings-reasons forgotten, specifics unknown
They house an illustrious past
They grasp a wavering future.
Trailing that beginning, that past, the origin of it all
And preceding its ending, its future, the culmination of it all
There is indeed an explicit present, a . . . right now.
A right now that in no way effectively depicts its overwhelming glory
A right now that beseeches us to articulate its unique story
A right now that yearns to have its untold history divulged to the unknowing.
A history of joys and of pains
A history of losses and of loves
A history of comings and goings
A history of tears and laughter
A history . . . of life’s unending circle.
A history of a past that embraced families, friends, loved ones . . . . life
All of it.
Life at its fullest, applauding the beauty of all it encompassed
Life . . . at its lowest, bemoaning the sufferings of those it embodied.
A history that now includes a present that holds the uncertain, the
unidentified, the unfamiliar, the . . .
A history of a future that is questioning this unfamiliarity,
Yet...desiring a resurgence of possibilities and a renewal of anticipation
Yes, desiring; no . . . passionately craving another opportunity to continue.
Continue the joys and pains, the losses and loves, the tears and laughter
Continuing on, desperately longing for another chance . . . at . . . life.
Yes, there . . . was a beginning
And one day, there will be an ending.
But, the in-between? the present? the . . . now?
New chapters will be written, so their story shall continue
New life will emerge, so their history will go on. And on. And on.
--Written by Elinor Susan Mount-Simmons
Friday afternoon, April 20, 2018
Presented at the PEARLS Poetry Event, same day @ 6pm