The Eternal Chase
Why must everything beautiful
Be so difficult to attain - the subject of an eternal chase
Day chases night to win her over
And night waits for day, for their daily dalliance
The moon longs for the sun
As much as the sun lusts for the moon
Man must climb an arduous mountain
For a glorious view from above
A rose with thorns beckons, as much as
The independent beauty of the lotus in a dirty pond
The pursuit of happiness
Leads through so much pain
The joys of success
Are sweetened by the chase
Agony and ecstacy
Both do love deliver
And its only after long, lonesome, meandering travels
That the soul learns the journey and the destination are one
Anita Atina
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