I follow this wonderful WordPress blog that visually records some of the finest street art ever seen. I noticed a section titled “RIP” and was sad to see that so many of these wonderful paintings are destroyed. Please see and like Resa’s blog at https://graffitiluxandmurals.com/r-i-p/comment-page-1/#comment-15254
Adapted from my poem “IMPERMANENCE” published in Parallel Universe Café and Other Poems 2015
We are all merely a Buddhist sand painting
A created, colorful mandala
Years in the making
Seconds in the melding
Of individual grains
With the earth, water, wind and fire
Anicca
Existence is
Transient
Evanescent
Inconstant
I understand the analogy
Just cannot accept it…
© 2015 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja) Parallel Universe Café and Other Poems
IMAGE: Even Teenage Vampires Cry (artists unknown)
What a wonderful poem! I missed the pingback, but I didn’t really understand them until recently.
Wonderful, and thank you, and I am very happy for your inspiration!
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Thanks! Your blog is like a mini museum of popular culture!
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I try!
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Reblogged this on Queen's end.
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We so enjoy street art. Great poem.
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Some time ago, I read a passage in a book saying that our Earth–in comparison to the universe–is no more than a grain of sand on a vast beach. Makes one think just how insignificant and transient a human life is.
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So true, but I guess that’s why we are in denial. Sometimes difficult to believe we’re not the center of the universe 😦
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Yep…
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Wonderful poem! I do wish street art could remain always but the public nature of it says otherwise.. I’m a big fan of Resa’s blog too so it’s nice to see that she inspires you xx
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Thanks so much, Christy! You’re so right about public nature. Will be checking your blog. xo
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