The evolution of a being
from the childhood’s reverie
to a grown up’s veracity
from the glimmer of the stars
to the blaze of the sun
from a small injury
to a large gaping wound
from an innocent vision
to a gruesome deed
from the world of truth
to the universe of tall tales
from a fresh water lake
to the ever salty ocean
from the protection of the nest
to the vast lonely sky
from a seed that is sown
to a pest infected plant
from the drop of nectar
to an urn of venom,
the evolution of an infant
to a grown up soul
tarnished by world
shaded by emotions
from the afternoon nap
to the insomniac nights
from the playful toys
to the killer weapons,
there is an evolution
a real evolution
of a spirit as he turns
from a joyful mirth
to an evil sneer in the end.
* Written in response of Theme Thursday Writing Prompt.
How brilliant are you, the transformations- the evolution perfectly chosen. I had to look twice at the painting – all I saw was Mr. Depp at first. I can so relate to the afternoon naps to the insomniac nights. Well done HA.
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Thank you so much.. Actually, I wrote up initially, an actual biological nomenclature related poem but of course, it was really odd.. then came up with the idea of showing the evolution from childhood to adulthood. 🙂
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You have been very busy lately, I see..Bravo.. x
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🙂
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Not sure I’m keen on the evil sneer but loves the way this galloped along.
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By evil sneer, I do not mean to create a particular demonic image, but a general reference to the fact that a child’s laughter is care-free and innocent but it always seems an adult’s laughter has some reason behind it and it could never be like the cackle of a small child. Thank you for reading! 🙂
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On occasion I find myself in the midst of adults and young children. Without fail someone -usually a female- will point to a tyke exclaiming how tiny and young and innocent they are. And almost without fail I will turn to the speaker and reply with “And then grow up they turn into us.”. Most of the time, we traverse the path to adulthood and come out fine, but sometimes, we fail…
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Oh yes it happens a lot many times.. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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Full of beauty and wisdom! I defy anyone to argue against this definition of evolution. 🙂
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Oh that is so kind of you. Thank you very much. 🙂
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evolution from bad to good…..but very true,,,a child is born with a pure soul but it is soiled by the world
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People change, evolve … wonderful story !!!
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Thank you.. 🙂
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It is funny how when you are a child you cannot wait to become an adult and then when you are an adult you at times wish you had not grown up so fast. The sad thing is that it is hard to explain this to any child but I guess we were the same way. You really seem to have captured what may be a somewhat cynical side of the difference between an adult and a child. Somehow it made me think of an adult who committed crimes, maybe it was the evil sneer but I just felt adulthood had lost all of its innocence.
Thank you for sharing such a deeply intense poem about evolving from a child to an adult for this weeks Theme Thursday. I hope you have a great weekend of relaxation and fun.
God bless.
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Thank you very much for the kind feedback and for sharing your opinion on the topic. I enjoyed participating in the writing prompt.
I wish you have a great weekend as well. 🙂
Love,
HA
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great movement in this piece.
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thanks a lot! 🙂
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