Blind Faith

WL Schuett

Even a second can upset 

the delicate balance of life 

everything can change 

in the beat of a heart

 

I knew going in 

my life would change forever 

that my comfortable existence 

would be torn all apart 

 

faint fingers of mist 

climbed my mountainside 

I had been soft as a feather 

I had been hard as a rock 

I had probed Mother Nature 

I had listened as she spoke 

 

nothing had prepared me for 

the earthquake that followed 

my breathing failed

my heartbeat like thunder 

I had just floated along 

till the look in her eyes 

took me under 

 

there are many things about us 

I don’t understand 

I always thought that blind faith 

would be lacking in me 

I needed to see 

To hear 

to feel 

to hold it in my hand 

 

I can now acknowledge faith 

I don’t say I believe 

as somethings remain 

a big mystery 

 

a lonely leaf falls 

a timeless, tireless 

Cicada sings 

fall is moving on to 

my mountainside fast 

I still hear the echoes 

of things to come 

and the murmurs 

of the past 

 

I throw down my pretensions 

and turn them into art 

as I listen to the balance change 

between the beats of my heart 

  • Author: WL (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 19th, 2017 10:51
  • Comment from author about the poem: Painting and poem of change and renewal
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 48
  • User favorite of this poem: MendedFences27.
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Comments3

  • Christina8

    An absolutely beautiful poem, Bill! Loved the last stanza (it was all great) because it was so relatable! Thanks for sharing such a great one!

    • WL Schuett

      Thanks Christina, I am happy you could relate to my poem

    • MendedFences27

      46 years into a marriage and still, things mystify me, about her, about us. My faith in her, in us, all of us now, still remains. I believe the "earthquake" happened the moment I met her, she would challenge that notion. We still look ahead to a future together, and more and more we harken back to memories.
      Well, to say I loved your poem would not do it justice. I was caught by the first stanza, confirmed by the second, and succumbed by the third and fourth. Thus enthralled, I read on through stanzas 5, 6, and 7. Then, you gave us the 8th, a loophole out, a method of expression, and a summation of all that proceeded. A fantastic journey, a wonderful poem, one that I must save. _ Phil A.

      • WL Schuett

        Thanks Phil , I have a 43 year marriage that this is drawn from . You understood this poem and conveyed the essence beautifully thank you , I am going to friend you I think we probably are on the same wavelength

      • Goldfinch60

        Beautiful write WL.

        That artwork is wonderful.



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