Destiny's Inevitable Path
Beneath its' murky water's deep
in fathoms far below
lies some who rest in endless sleep
where waves now calmly flow.
It's peaceful and serene now
where ships in battle engaged
the tranquility belies somehow
that once a battle raged.
Somewhere beneath this dark cruel sea
friend and foe lie side by side
all hatred now has ceased to be
for those who fought and died.
A plaque placed at a cenotaph
records the lives they gave
when destiny lead them down this path
to a murky, watery grave.
About this poem
Again this poem came out of nowhere. as did so many of my poems. I have no idea where this one came from. I just wrote it right out. sometime in 1992 .
Font size:
Written on 1992
Submitted by norma.suddard on August 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 27 sec read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGGHG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 475 |
| Words | 89 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
1 fan
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Destiny's Inevitable Path" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/107696/destiny's-inevitable-path>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem Destiny's Inevitable Path with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In