POETRY/SPIRITUALITY

The Wheel

A poem about acceptance of impermanence

Artwork by author

a new day
a passing phase
thus the way of the world . . .

the wheel turns
fire burns
old garments stripped away . . .

a door closes
another opens
the world incredibly wide . . .

corpses rot
decay the lot
yet always seeds in waiting . . .

thousand tears
clouds of fear
a wonderful time to smile . . .

broken oar
barred by swords
the heart continues laughing . . .

hand of fate
thousand mistakes
victory waits in between . . .

spiraling stairwell
thousand farewells
always another greeting . . .

— Janaka Stagnaro

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