Live

Your life...

~~¤~~ 

Live... 

Like a caterpillar 

that passes through metamorphosis 

before it becomes a butterfly 

Like a rose, beautiful but strong, 

can make you hate or love 

Like the wind, invisible 

but never leaves you,

it's always around 

Like the sun 

that warms but burns 

when too much beams you have 

Just live... 

Even the road you are taking 

is too rough and tough 

Even the sky is cloudy

 and there's a coming rain 

Even the sea is wavy 

and still you have to sail 

Even you are afraid 

to be hurt and feel the pain 

 

Always live... 

Remembering the moments 

of joy and not the misery 

Listening to good songs 

and not the screams of fear 

Considering how you stand 

after hundred times you fell 

Believing you can smile 

and laugh after all the tears 

And now you live... 

With hopes and dreams, 

with faith and love 

With strengths over weaknesses, 

peace over strife 

With a rainbow-colored picture 

of a promised tomorrow 

With every moment 

spent to the fullest, 

be grateful of this life! 

 ~~¤~~

Author's Note

Inspired by the collage I made.

Reviews

[AYVID N]

My compliments Dhaye, on this lovely poem that embodies the art of living. Your words are the key that could unlock all the gates of limitless peace and joy. Indeed, it is the small happinesses in life that sometimes help us to overcome major setbacks. A very enlightening poem from you that leaves me very inspired.

[Dhaye]

Thanks a lot for the kind words, Divya.

[AYVID N]

You are welcome Diate. It was a pleasure.

[emmajoy]

'And now you live...
With hopes and dreams, with faith and love
With strengths over weaknesses, peace over strife
With a rainbow-colored picture of a promised tomorrow
With every moment spent to the fullest, be grateful of this life! '

This is quite beautiful! If more people read your words, their future could be altered and that is what the written WORD should do. Your poem is gentle, almost fragile but sweeps across grey shadow and by the end of it, really shines brightly. Again, tis beautiful!

[Dhaye]

Thanks, Emma.

[ms. barrie]

wonderful poem indeed, gorgeous imagery full of inspiring
metaphors , your pen spills ink drops, painting a portrait
of life's lessons. stunning write! I thank you for sharing
your beautiful poetry for us all.

~ x - barrie

[Dhaye]

Thank you, B.

[Pax]

"always live" - that's one of my motto, haha, or that's the lines that keeps me going through hard times or even in good times... very inspirational dear friend.

[Dhaye]

Thanks a lot, Pax. How are you, my friend? Are we both passive nowadays...or I am just not updated?
Good to hear that you have that motto in life.Maybe your theme song is "I Will Survive". Lol
Nice to hear from you. Have a nice day!

[Antoñyo]

Awesome piece! This should be displayed in many places outside of cafe walls.
Thanks for the share

[Dhaye]

Sorry for late response but I really appreciate your visit on my page, Antonyo. God bless you always!

[Willard Wells]

If the collage was of the recovery after the pain of November 13th, 2013, then this is and inspirational piece. It is inspirationally anyway, but I have been reading and viewing so much of the Leyte area and the suffering that your piece reminds me of the faith I have seen in the people to pull together and recover.

Very well done piece.

I will be in that area next summer.

[Dhaye]

Wow! You really have a good heart, sir. Thank you for helping my fellow Filipinos. God bless all kind people like you!

Thank you for reading and commenting.

[Willard Wells]

God bless and have a very Merry Christmas with friends and family.

[NeiL ArandA]

Very good words of exhortations . The line about rose can be improve by using the thorn it bears and what that symbolize for life lesson .

[Dhaye]

Thank you, Neil. I will just finish reading comments then I will read your works, too.

[W R Stowe]

Sad to say but tomorrow is promised to no one,We can not live in yesterday because we can not go back,and tomorrow has not come so we must live today and hope for tomorrow if God chooses to grant it and live the best we can with the most cheerfulness we can but you nailed the fact about we must continue to live well done

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful and true words my friend.
"And now you live...
With hopes and dreams, with faith and love
With strengths over weaknesses, peace over strife
With a rainbow-colored picture of a promised tomorrow
With every moment spent to the fullest, be grateful of this life! "
The above lines are words to live by. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Dhaye]

Thanks a bunch!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wonderful insight in this poem...and rules to live by...Just Live....no matter what comes at us, no matter what transitions our lives take...

no matter whether promises come true or are denied...just keep living to the fullest....

[Dhaye]

Thank you, sir j. Your insights are always appreciated.