Setting Sun
Journey to the Setting Sun: Exploring Life's Pathways and Transient Victories
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You can journey deep inside or out into the world – at the end you’ll find the same
You can explore deeply within yourself or venture out into the world, but ultimately, the outcome or realization will be similar.
The overgrown pathways lead all the way back to the place from where we came
Life's paths, despite becoming overgrown and seemingly divergent, eventually lead back to our origins or the starting point.
There’s a beach that we go to, to catch a breath of faraway
There's a specific beach where one goes to momentarily experience a sense of distance or escape from the usual surroundings.
One time we were down by the water’s edge as all the light turned burnished gold
Reflecting on a moment when the surroundings were particularly beautiful, bathed in a golden light by the water's edge.
And looking back along the cliffs a hundred people
Observing a multitude of people from diverse backgrounds standing in silence while facing the cliffs.
from everywhere standing in silence
These people are united in a moment of quiet contemplation, perhaps mesmerized by a significant event or phenomenon.
All just staring at the setting sun
The focal point of their collective attention is the setting sun, which captivates and unifies them in its beauty or significance.
There’s a swollen river running through our lives – of course it’s faster every day
A metaphorical representation of time passing swiftly and steadily, carrying away familiar elements of life.
Takes familiar things that we know and love and carries them away
This river of time takes away cherished aspects of life, causing a sense of loss or upheaval.
There’s always sadness in the heroes’ eyes – what to do after the victory parade
Even in moments of triumph, there's an underlying sorrow or uncertainty about what comes next, especially after achieving a significant milestone.
All was left on the mountainside, returning to a world that had changed
After a victorious moment, returning to reality can be disorienting or challenging, especially when the world has changed in one's absence.
We become like people listening for the bells
We, like individuals awaiting distant or long-lost signals, search for something elusive or perhaps unattainable.
Of a church submerged a hundred years ago
Similar to seeking the bells of a submerged church, there's a sense of longing for something lost or hidden in the past.
All just staring at the setting sun
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Our spirits are all such restless things like the flying snow
Our inner selves or emotions are portrayed as restless, akin to the constantly changing and unpredictable nature of flying snow.
The tangle of paths all lead at the end to the western shore
Despite the complexities and intricacies of life paths, they all eventually lead to a common destination or conclusion.
In the glimmering light you can watch the future come
Witnessing the arrival of the future amidst shimmering or gleaming light, suggesting the inevitability of time moving forward.
In the coiling of the clouds, infinity calls
In the patterns formed by clouds, there's a sense of vastness or eternity calling out, hinting at the infinite nature of existence.
I’m coming back, I’m coming back
An assertion of return, potentially to a familiar place or state of being.
Over the waves, the scattered islands
Expressing a journey over obstacles or challenges symbolized by scattered islands amidst the waves.
I’m flying into the horizon
A declaration of moving towards an uncertain or distant horizon, possibly signifying a quest for the unknown or a new phase of life.
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