My curiosity had brought me …to the gates of The Law
But all progress was halted… I could venture no more
A Gatekeeper there stood… who obstructed my path
With his menacing demeanour …and a soul filled with wrath
Warning not to continue… on my journey ahead
For more frightening will face me: The thought filled me with dread
Though my hunger for knowledge… of what lay inside
Simply would not relent …it just would not subside
But he held firm with his caution… of the immanent danger
So now who do I trust …myself or this stranger?
Held back with uncertainty, burdened with apprehension
Unsure of my fate… I’m held here in suspension
So I patiently waited, hoping he would relent
But time just marched on, with opportunities spent
As my life drifted on, and the years passed me by
All that remained… was just waiting to die
The end brought me courage… to enquire of this gate
Though I was informed, it was just for my fate
And thus when I am gone, it will be closed up and locked
I’ve no time to be sorry, nor time to be shocked
I think of all those ambitions, of those things I’ve desired
For the unique opportunities… that left me inspired
Although I look back and wish for… this chance once again
It is time to accept… this is where I’ll remain
But the long-term companion I chose …it was fear
Controlling my choices… it drove me to despair
So now at the end… I am filled with regret
The price that I’ve paid …is a terrible debt
And what of the lesson …I chose to endure?
It was my time spent in judgement… Before The Law!
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Berket And The Stars by William Carlos Williams
- Ольга Седакова – Легенда шестая
- John Milton – John Milton Poems
- A Rare Guest poem – Alfred Austin
- Minnie and Winnie poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Robert Burns: Tam Samson’s Elegy: When this worthy old sportman went out, last muirfowl season, he supposed it was to be, in Ossian’s phrase, “the last of his fields,” and expressed an ardent wish to die and be buried in the muirs. On this hint the author composed his elegy and epitaph.-R.B., 1787.
- Sonnet Xii
- Meary-Ann’s Child by William Barnes
- Obdurant men, the worst of the abstinant by Miles
- Please Don’t Judas Me by Mark Miller
- Омар Хайям – Ну, допустим, что будет тебе и почет
- The Leather Suitcase by Tom Berman
- the-flash-reverses-time.html
- Kadambari by Raj Arumugam
- Wisdom in Love by Lutfi Abdallah a.k.a Laso
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
