“The Eternal Struggle”
Seeking truth inside veiled darkness
yet certainty eludes, unfound
Seeking truth inside veiled darkness
yet certainty eludes, unfound
unguided ideals run aground--
does answer hide cloaked in silence?
Searching, reaching,
grasping unknowns
hope eternal alludes;
disillusioned to core,
on continuous quest
needing, wanting more
Man’s blindness demands proof profound
for flash and fire, or plague’s infest;
perhaps our lives are just a test
to higher call, or stall earth-bound
Trial, denial
truth inconvertible
perhaps recondite God
awaits discovery
somewhere in our
own subconscious
Per sempa l’antica lotta continua…
Dio e l’uomo, l’uomo contro se stresso
*Translation:
Forever the ancient struggle continues,
God versus man, man versus himself
© Ginny Brannan August 2011
The form is La’libertas, a 22 line (4/6/4/6/2) poetic form created by Laura Lamarca. Stanza rules as follows:
Stanza 1: Rhyme scheme abba, 8 syllables per line
Stanza 2: Free verse, 6 lines
Stanza 3: Rhyme scheme baab, 8 syllables per line
Stanza 4: Free verse, 6 lines
Stanza 5: Couplet, Italian
