This is my second take on the prompt given by dVerse. The prompt was so intriguing that I couldn’t resist sharing all the questions that keep bothering me from time to time.
Bjorn hosted the dVerse on Tuesday. He was inspired by the “ he book of Questions” by Pablo Neruda, to give us a prompt to write poems consisting only of questions. We should leave the answer to the reader. We can write a poem consisting of a single question or many. We can fill our questions with meaning or we can make them abstract. They can be closed or open questions.
Why do flowers wither with time?
Why can’t I hold time for a dime?
Why can’t I go back to mend my past?
Why can’t I undo the damage of the blast?
Why can’t I be that little girl again?
Why can’t I live without restraints?
Why can’t I take a tour to moon and stars?
Why can’t I drive the F1 car?
Why can’t I know the truth in one’s heart?
Why all our loved ones have to depart?
Why can’t I accomplish all my dreams?
Why should we peruse all our routines?
Why waves come ashore if they have to retract?
Why flood hits some while others suffer drought?
Why can’t God grant just everyone’s wish?
Why only a chosen few are gifted the bliss?
Open ended whys…..
Yup. Time to introspect!
Made me remind one of my older posts, “why did it bloom if it was to wither away”
Will check it 🙂
Finding answers to these questions will lead you to the true path…. lovely poem!
I hope so too. The list of questions and the journey of introspection is never ending. Thanks for your loving words. Have a great weekend!
Part of these questions are that we have to grow up… but we should never cease to ask the questions.
Most of these questions have known answers or no answers but how can that stop us from asking questions 🙂
Without bad times, we’d never appreciate the good; without rain, we’d never appreciate the sun. Obvious answers, but we still wonder why bad things happen to good people, don’t we?
I agree. We may know the answers or we may never get answers, but we still wonder at so many things and keep questioning the rules of nature or necessities of life. Thanks for reading and commenting. Have a great weekend!
Good questions. Those waves probably have to retract so they can enjoy the shore one more time.
Great perspective ! Probably their retraction is necessary for our safety too 🙂