MOVING ON!
Did you see the flower?
Yes, the one which wilted away.
What about the weeds near it?
The ones that grew on any way...
Your feelings did not change the outcome,
No matter how you try to hide.
The latter that stayed there waiting...
But the former went on and died.
Then what about the tree,
It did grow unbothered there.
My thought is just that simple;
It is so very clear.
"What is done is done;
What is gone is gone.
One of life's lesson
Is always moving on."
@wIthpeACE This is such a beautiful reflection on life! The imagery of the wilted flower versus the persistent weeds really drives home the idea that not everything we cherish can last. I love how you emphasize the importance of moving on—it’s such a powerful lesson. Sometimes, we just have to accept what is and keep going, right? Great job!
@azurePond
Right! Right! Thanks, Azure. :)
@wIthpeACE
A very sweet and poignant piece. It has a great degree of stillness about it, and conveys a sense of resignation and futility. The imagery is artfully used and really helps conjure up this very quiet and unmoving tableau of endings. Even the images of life are past tense (the weeds that GREW, not grow, and the tree that DID grow, not does).
The way the poem's structure seems to taper towards the end reinforces the feeling of everything coming to a conclusion. This is bolstered by the way the narrator gives us direct access to their thoughts by stating the imperatives " done is done, gone is gone", their rhyme giving an onomatopoeic sense of an echoing grandfather clock, (very easy to imagine after the final visual of the unmoving tree), ticking inexorably on. Even the last message in the final two lines superficially seems so positive and and forward looking, and yet the tone and pacing that got us there makes it sound almost hollow. A rueful lament.
Loved it. Maybe I read too much into it, but those were my impressions.
@BastionKnight
Thank you Knight! Glad you liked. No, What you wrote was YOU! and your feedback and analysis are always helpful. It is nice to see reader so much depth in one of poems. It makes me very happy! :)