THE TITLE OF THE POEM:
In Constancy
THE POEM:
I'm thankful for the steadiness of earth,
the mantle sealing its infernal core,
the mountainous foundations, continents,
our firmament of constant dateless light,
devoted boulders loving gravity,
round rocks at rest within the river's run,
maturing woods, tenacious spider webs,
long cricket concerts twitching into fall.
Deep-rooted oaks still branch away today.
Old tortoises heave homes toward far unknowns.
Both teach me "age and pace with grace"
now that I near another milestone.
They get the steadiness I seek is not
an age averse to metamorphosis,
or stagnant intervals which herald death.
I favor balance, nature's evenness:
to pass what varies yet not lose the soul
of what's so good, so true and beautiful,
so vital that it girds the world against
the treachery of pandemonium.
THE END OF THE POEM.
Poem by Robert J. Tiess © Copyright 2024
A poem I'd like to share with you on this day of collective gratitude...
"In Constancy"
If you read this, thank you.
I hope you enjoy it.
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