There is a Building

I found this poem on my phone the other day and knew it was a great way to get back to poetry and writing. The simple structure of the stanzas is intended to leave the reader reflecting on the words and the imagery created in them. As with all poetry pay attention to the punctuation as they reflect the feelings you should experience throughout this poem.

There is a building:

On the far side of the sea.

I have not been there.

But I can see that building, grand.

One day,

When the call is made:

I will find that building:

On the far side of the sea.

A’non that day

I will explore,

And find all his treasure.

I will go there in peace.

No fears of mine to haunt me:

No worries left inside me:

On the far side of the sea

And when the days taunt me,

Harrow me, and fight me,

I will think of the building:

On the far side of the sea.

Now, I lay my head

Upon this pillow

My fears, washed away.

There is a building.

On the far side of the sea.

As I wake in the morning,

Look around to see,

There is no building:

On the far side of the sea

Though toils of the day burden me

I remember the sensation of that night,

Not so far gone.

When my worries,

My fears,

My dreams,

Haunted me:

On the far side of the sea.

I now look across,

And pity the loss:

My life was wrecked

On the far side of the sea.

Here now, my pity

Floats away from me

My life has now found its peace:

On the far side of the sea.

In that building:

On the far side of the sea

-EJB