Day in, day out the same routine
Rolling a stone up a hill, steep and tall
Condemned to watch its fateful fall
No light at the tunnel’s end to be seen
Keep it rolling, it’s your job
Keep it rolling, up to the top
You roll your stone from nine to five
Trapped in the rat race of boring tasks
No social contacts, wearing masks
Monotonous numbness defines your life
Keep it rolling, don’t look around
Roll on, eyes glued to the ground
Hopeless surrender to your destiny
Until you open your eyes and see
By the roadside flowers and trees
Messengers of peace and harmony
Keep it rolling, do your duty
Yet be aware of life’s beauty
Find comfort in joy and in pain
Walk your path without complaining
Whether it’s sunny or raining
Life’s lessons are never in vain
Love this.
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Thank you very much, dear Peter!
Well done, my friend.
Thank you for the recognition, dear Abbey!
Excellent piece Elke. Always a pleasure to read your poetry.
And it’s always a pleasure to read your kind comments, dear Keith. Thousands of thanks!
Brilliantly penned, Elke. Excellent write my friend, it has a lyrical vibe to it. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
You’re kind comments always succeed in making me blush. Loads of thanks, dear Damian!
What a wonderful thing to read today. The routines of work life do indeed wear us down. Although I tend to daydream much of the day away. I usually have very busy days at work. But, I try to take little breaks to maintain my decent mood the best I can. Your write here is a great testament to how to deal with that.
Awesome result, Elke.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, dear Styx! You are absolutely right, breaks are equally important as work. And daydreaming is by far more than an escape from reality. It can be a real fountain of creativity and inspiration . When you don’t wreck your brain was tasks and problems, you are mine is open to receive new ideas. This way, serendipity helped the most brilliant ideas to manifest in reality. Go on like this, it’s a great attitude!
I have to apologize for the typing errors.
One sentence should read : when you don’t rack your brain… You are open to receive new ideas
You capture the grind and the small awakenings with quiet grit—the stone never stops, but neither does the heart.
The contrast between monotony and fleeting beauty lands like a soft punch; it lingers in the chest.
Thank you very much for your kind comment, Thomas! I’m glad that my poem spoke to you.
“Keep it rolling, do your duty
Yet be aware of life’s beauty” Priceless!! Well done, Elke! “)