FROM LIFE TO DEATH(The Story Unfolds......)

The beauty and oneness of life and death. Its a journey where you sleep only to wake upto yourself and realize that you are born again. :)

My face is a book of thousand words,
some known yet unknown to me;
And the rest?
The rest is just a silent smile,
woven out of a million dreams...

With age it unfolds,
certain mysteries untold;
Thousands known yet one unknown...
My face is a book of thousand words.

And now the wrinkles,
traversed the trodden path,
round the chin to the temple;
And now and then,
and here and there,
the withered age thus describes-
"My face is a book of thousand words,
one known and yet thousands unknown..."

TO DEATH: one mile to go
FROM LIFE: thousand words to know

Author's Note

Hope you like it!

Reviews

[HOLyP]

I like the way you describe the face as a sort of involuntary diary. Every wrinkle, every cavity tells a story and they accumulate over time.
In the past I've gotten to speak to lots of old people and hear their stories, so this poem definitely speaks to me!

[Daisy]

Thanks a lot friend! Your feedback is much appreciated :)

[Arunima]

Never ever say thanks to me for such small things....THIS IS MY SOLE REQUEST...:)

[Daisy]

Ok I take back my thanks :D
Request accepted :)

[Anindita Janhabee]

This is truthful... and amazing one...
I loved this piece of yours...
so much wisdom and philosophy in here...
Keep it up!!

[Daisy]

Thank You so much Anindita for this encouraging review . M so glad you liked it :)

[Anindita Janhabee]

you're welcome dear..

[AliciaB]

Very cool! I really like the analogy of the face being a "book" - it does a great job of portraying the story that makes up a person's life. The image of wrinkles being like paths is also interesting. My favorite part is the first stanza. Great work!

[Daisy]

Thanks a bunch for this amazing feedback. So glad you liked it Alicia :)

[Haseo]

our faces indeed are an open books, one who can read the faces of humans is a winner

"TO DEATH: one mile to go"
Its the best ending I had read until now

Great job and keep it up daisy

[Daisy]

That was sucha gracious feedback! Glad you liked it. Thank You :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i do like it...the repetition works well...and yes the face tells so much...it reflects a life lived, especially the eyes...what they have seen and what we can see in them...

j.

[Daisy]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. Well said :)

[samparks,sam]

The nice poem indicate determination of the life

[Daisy]

Thank You for your good feedback :)

[TheAimlessWanderer]

the hidden story of the lives we live
people shape us we shape them
and how people only see the surface of what we are as an individual
elderly people have a great many of amazing stories yet untold
and we can continue to learn from them
this is what i got from reading this
Thank you for sharing your inspiring piece very deep and lovely figurative language (:

[Daisy]

Thank You! M so glad you found it inspiring! And how beautifully you resonated :)

[Gee]

Life written all over ones face, how true. Fleeting moments, expressions, laughter, sadness. Really like thiss

[Daisy]

Thank you dear :)

[Robert Haigh]

Interesting write. The human face is a map of where we have been, and a chart of where we might be going next.

[Daisy]

Thank you Robert for this insightful feedback :)

[Arunima]

HATS OFF!! Beauty is what this is.....:)

[Daisy]

Thanks friend :) your feedback is much appreciated!

[Arunima]

ALRIGHT THEN!!!:DXXXXX

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

TO DEATH: one mile to go
FROM LIFE: thousand words to know

I see the meaning of life in your words. You had frozen me with your words thanks!

[Daisy]

So glad you liked it :) Thank you so much !

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

welcome and you really deserve the compliment!

[Daisy]

Thank you :)