Walking backwards through life
From dark to light
Death comes first makes no sense
The circle begins
Around it goes forever on and on
Not stopping for long
Birth is now a fresh new start
Forever it comes
Death to life or is it life to death
Matters not the way
We traverse the sphere
For the never-ending circle of life
Continues to roll
~Mark Schutter ©2013
This was written from the prompt – The Circle of Life from Kellie Elmore. Free writing is a stream of consciousness, no editing, no proofing just writing! Please check out Kellie Elmore’s official site or click on the Free Write Friday Image for more information. Post your submission with a comment and link to your blog on Kellie’s blog, post on twitter with the hashtag #FWF, Facebook and join the fun!
Related articles
- #FWF Free Write Friday: The Circle of Life (kellieelmore.com)
- Circle of Life – FWF Prompt (poetscornerblog.wordpress.com)
- #FWF Free Write Friday: The Circle of Life (fireflydance.net)
- #FWF Free Write Friday: The circle of Life (inotherwordsandpictures.com)
- #FWF Free Write Friday; The Circle of Life (terry1954.wordpress.com)
Mark Wayne - Author and Warrior 
Always together, never apart. Whether in spirit, body or mind we will meet up again. I think those around us are always with us no matter where we are in our existence.
LikeLike
Agreed! Thanks Heidi!
LikeLike
This one I really like – twisted mind, turning around the circle and questioning direction. That is free. A free spirit.
LikeLike
Kind of how I have felt lately, glad you liked it! Thanks!
LikeLike
The Alpha and Omega: the circle never ends. Well said, Mark!
LikeLike
Thank you Kim, it is a circle that can never be broken.
LikeLike
And so it goes. Nice work. 🙂
LikeLike
Thank you Dorothy!
LikeLike
Life to death or death to life? I like that. Great piece, lots to ponder…love these kinds of free writes. Oh the possibilities!
Thanks, Mark.
LikeLike
Thank you Kellie! This one seemed so random as I wrote but seemed to be saying something at the same time, that is free writing!
LikeLike
Beautifully written.
LikeLike
Thank you Colline!
LikeLike
Much like the chicken and the egg — a very evocative poem. If you believe in reincarnation, then life is death is life. Karma. Fate. Faith.
LikeLike
“walking backwards through life” great first line. I did that most of my adult life. Progressing forward yet facing backward.
Great writing!
LikeLike
Thanks!
LikeLike