So many wasted days
I scarcely dare to count them
Turgid, tempestuous days
That muddied life’s pure fountain
So many restless nights
Ticking through each hour
Inane, insomniac nights
When sweet sleep turned to sour
So many futile ways
They stack up like a mountain
Dead-end, diversionary ways
I scarcely dare to count them
So many false bright lights
Each beacon and each tower
Manic, magnificent lights
Ticking down each hour
Wayne Visser © 2017
Book
Seize the Day: Favourite Inspirational Poems
This creative collection, now in its 3rd edition, brings together favourite inspirational poems by Wayne Visser. The anthology takes us on a journey through the peaks and troughs of life, celebrating the indomitable human spirit.. It includes many old favourites like “Poets Must Be” and “Chasing the Blue”, as well as brand new poems like “The Writer” and “Making Ripples”. Sages through the ages wisely say: / Carpe Diem – seize the dawning day / Oh, would that I could assuage that thirst / But the day conspires to seize me first! / With the hurry and scurry / Of home’s frantic flurry / And the hustle and bustle / Of work’s tangled tussle. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
