Mass of Men (Blogophilia 25.13)

 




The mass of men lead 

Lives of quiet desperation

They rise in the morning

Work or not

Interact or not

Complain it is

The longest day


They rage to the Lord

Over a lot with no control

Not knowing whether

They matter or not

He cares or not

Assuming the best

Fearing the worst


And in when it is all over

They look to the heavens

For one last time

Is it true or not

Is it light or not

It is not the worst

It truly is the best. 


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Topic-Michele Marko King


Pic Christine Wichman


Pic Guesses: Bath time, Bubbly, I am the queen, wet, kitty cleans, relax

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Wonderful verse. 8 points Earthling

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  2. AnonymousAugust 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM

    I can relate to this, as I suspect.. You may too. Excellent! -Dave Schrader

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  3. Tyler MyrthAugust 27, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Does seem like we've had a lot of really long days this year

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  4. AnonymousAugust 27, 2020 at 2:25 PM

    Love the poem!

    Irene

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  5. Colleen Keller BreuningAugust 28, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    Beautiful poem for the times....really feeling this today! xoxo

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  6. Dahlia RamoneAugust 29, 2020 at 9:52 PM

    Great poem. Every day this year seems like the longest day. I have to keep believing in the light.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 30, 2020 at 12:00 AM

    Insightful words indeed

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  8. ClariceAugust 30, 2020 at 3:56 AM

    Insightful

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