{"sf1_id":508276,"sf2_id":"rnakxPJe","title":"The Tale of a Life","author":"Alexos Drausus","words":215,"posted_at":"2013-03-01T21:48:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/508276-the-tale-of-a-life","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rnakxPJe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/da/31/da311efe-c03d-4df8-b4d6-fee079d62a0d","description":"","content":"The tale of a life  \n Is a path never straight  \n Wandering branches  \n Always in the way  \n  \n Congealed emotions  \n Are the colours portrayed  \n The trees grow ever higher  \n With the successes of life made  \n  \n Tragic, it is  \n That the reward is so glum  \n To sleep forever onward  \n On a bed of cold mud  \n  \n Though the hard work  \n Is not forgotten  \n The trees stand tall  \n Swaying in the breeze  \n Leaves telling all  \n  \n That a man has worked hard  \n And never gave up  \n His memory lives forever  \n In the hearts  \n Of all he touched\n\nThough others tales are touched  \n In a multitude of separate ways  \n Some will accept, while others will not  \n That a man has now passed  \n His fire is all done  \n  \n Regrets are the weeds  \n That cluster in these tales  \n Unwanted but always clutching  \n To the life they suck away  \n  \n Throw away these weeds  \n They are not beautiful flowers  \n They hold you back  \n And taint your pure heart  \n  \n The tale of a life  \n Is one full of sorrow  \n Of hard work and sacrifice  \n But rewarding none the less  \n  \n When the tale ends  \n Do not despair  \n The life is now at rest  \n Forever in the air  \n  \n Rejoice that the journey  \n Is completed and done  \n Now a new one begins  \n I wonder what this one has to come?\n\n  \n  \n\n"}