Footprints that Inspire
Life is not like sand dunes that keep shifting
Each moment matters, each step is judged.
Life hangs in the pendulum of time
Echoing myriad memories that are indelible.
Like the morning blaze
That spreads and melts into the clouds,
Like the heavenly horizon that blinks
at the rosy hues to widen and wait for more,
Like the twenty thousand rays around
the yellow disc that inspires the day.
Sand stands in testimony to the footprints
They may seem to vanish but are embedded.
© Balroop Singh
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beautiful, filled with truths, Balroop. Xo
Thank you for your feedback, Denise. 🤗
Each word a treasured gift, Balroop! xx
Wow! Many thanks for your generous words, Cindy.
Beautiful prose, Balroop.
Thank you Jan.
Lovely words ❤️
Thank you Ange.
You are very welcome 💕
Beautifully captured Balroop 😘
Thank you Deb. 🤗
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Lovely and inspiring poem Balroop 💓
Thank you Kamal.
Beautifully written Balroop. Everything we do leaves a mark. Be it sand or time. Thanks for joining in.
So true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Sadje. Love your prompts.
You’re most welcome
Balroop, wow! Your poem is profound and beautiful, one that touches me soul. I kept returning to this stanza:
‘Life hangs in the pendulum of time
Echoing myriad memories that are indelible. ‘ Simply inspired and inspirational!
I am glad you could connect with this poem, Annika. Universal themes are like that. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely thoughts. 🤗
Always welcome dear Balroop 💓
brilliant! I was so caught up that I was shaking my head in agreement and not realizing it, until someone who saw me, asked me what I was reading….
Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful feedback, Annette. 🤗
Such a lovely poem, Balroop. I particularly like this part:
‘Like the twenty thousand rays around
the yellow disc that inspires the day.‘
Just gorgeous!
Thank you Chris, I am delighted to hear that.
Very thoughtfully written. Starts off with some trepidation and then builds towards something inspiring. It might be a tough road, but it’s one step at a time, one footprint, an impact. Love how you described the sun, ‘Like the twenty thousand rays around – the yellow disc’ You make the sun sound so warm. Great writing, Balroop 🙂
Thank you so much Mabel for sharing your insights. You always go deeper into the words to understand the nuances. Love that. 🤗
Very nice Balroop! Every step is leaving something behind and for happy memories it’s a good thing even if we’d rather like sad ones to be erased. At least we can look behind and see how far we’ve come.
Really like the images of your poem too.
Yes, looking back helps in understanding how much we’ve moved on – great thought, dear friend. Thank you so much for standing by to share it, Marie.
Each footprint, each memory, each moment in time, embedded into our soul. Wow. A little scary, but it’s true. Beautiful poem.
If the soul could remember them! That’s the only wish! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful thoughts, Pam.
I’m amazed at my memories. I find that when I write, so many crop up. And I hope that through writing, we also discover aspects of our Soul that were hidden. Your poetry does a lot of uncovering, Balroop.
Aww.. good to hear that Pam. You’re a superb writer. Thank you for sharing your generous words. 🤗
Balroop, your poem has a gentle rhythm and leaves a feeling that what we do matters. Great write 👏
Thank you so much! Welcome to Emotional Shadows, I’m delighted to meet you.
Beautiful!
Thank you.