Have You Wondered Why
- January 01, 2017
Have you ever watched the kite sail into the sky?
Have you ever dropped a stone into the river and watched it sink?
Have you ever waited long for a promise that never came?
Have you ever asked what it is to learn
From the flying kite
From the sinking stone
From the forgotten promise
The kite tells you my friend
That the height is meant for the light
If you want to soar so high
Then rid yourself of all weight of bitterness
Your heart of all worries
For a heavy soul will flounder
And an overloaded man will sink
Just like the sinking stone.
Trust less
In such way will you avoid much disappointment.
These are the lessons weaved in the fabrics of nature.
Next time when you see a bird flipped over the sky
Into the cloud and lost
Then remember this
Not all that comes to you has come to stay
Some are just meant to be part of your past.
So learn to let go.
The next time you go through the hills
And you watch the lilies grow
Do not forget to ask yourself
What are there to learn from nature
In such way will your mortal mind be tutored
By the wisdom imprinted upon the skin of nature
© Olatuja Oloyede