Saturday, July 6, 2024

New poem: "The Labor of Sisyphus"

 

The Labor of Sisyphus

 

How easily we’re blinded by the moment,

especially in today’s consumer climate

when whatever we want is at our disposal,

if we have the means to obtain it; and many  

of us do have the means to live the good life

of our dreams, migrating to warmer climes

for the winter months while the less fortunate

stay home and shovel snow. But after a few

years of winter migration, life gets boring;

and the search begins to find new things

to give our life more meaning, and the good

life repeats itself from year to year, month

to month, week to week, day to day, moment

to desperate moment, very much like

the labor of Sisyphus.

 

Composed in Georgian Bay, Ontario

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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