The race of life



To my brother, from another mother,  
I write from here, beyond the horizon...  
That life is strange for everyone.  
A ball of soft thread, without purpose.  

We are what we all are.  
Some machines that walk without wheels,  
Sparking flames that burn each one,  
One single road and no other way.  

The asphalt and the hard gravel of life  
Are tearing flesh from our whole body.  
And with each sunrise and sunset  
We become smaller, and it starts to hurt.  

We greet each other, crying at the crosses,  
And bid each other farewell at stops.  
Then, we leave our places to other generations,  
For in the race of life, in the end, we die.  
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Submitted by vasile_s on September 28, 2024

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Scheme ABBX AXBX XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 649
Words 132
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Vasile Serban

 · 1978 · Onesti

The poet Vasile Serban was born in 1978 în Onești, România and is living now in Wales, United Kingdom. In 2017, he published the volume of poems "Late Night", debut book. In 2023 published the second volume of poems "Autumn Nostalgia", which includes poems born from the author's experiences and emotions. "The Road to Heaven" 2023, the third published volume, combines the drama and tragedy of death with the beauty and complexity of life in the verses of the poems, also offering the author's vision of the afterlife. "The Road to Heaven", vol. 2, 2023, the poet opens the gate to his heart so that he can let his readers to empathize with his feelings and emotions. “A gram of human for eternity” 2024, Editura Letras Poetul Vasile Serban s-a născut în 1978, în localitatea Onești și este stabilit în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii. A publicat următoarele volume: „Noapte târzie”, Editura Sfântul Ierarh Nicolae, Brăila, 2017 „Nostalgii de toamnă”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 „Drumul spre cer vol.1 și 2”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 “Un gram de om pentru eternitate”, Editura Letras, Otopeni, 2024 A apărut în antologiile: eCreator “Iarna din suflet”, 2023, eCreator “Unire și Cuvânt”, 2024, antologii coordonate de scriitorul și jurnalistul Ioan Romeo Roșiianu. more…

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