POETRY
He Stepped Out of Time
In memory of one we lost
He came in
young and strong
filled with faith
on what was to come
He had faith in life
believed in love
threw himself into it
with all his heart
He loved life
lived out in nature
strong, rich days and nights
up on the mountain
One day he felt pain inside
something was wrong in his body
somewhere inside him
a discomfort he had not felt before
He fought
in the end he had to give up
had to give lost
had to step out of time
He went into the light
the gentle moonlight
where the memories live
where we all one day will go
New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection. Today I think of my brother, who had to give up for the disease, so many years ago.
Norwegian:
https://medium.com/fiction-pubhouse/han-gjekk-ut-av-tida-4ee2341cb5a0
Text (2020) & photos (1975) © Øivind H. Solheim , @oivind47, teacher, author of novels, poetry, articles, essays, short fiction and experimental writing. fiksjon@gmail.com
