--- title: Towards the sunset date: 2009-06-19T06:44:51Z modified: 2009-06-19T06:44:51Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/towards-the-sunset/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 721 categories: - Life Poems featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/A-New-Light.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2009-06-19T06:44:51Z tags: - Life Poems --- ![A New Light](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/A-New-Light-300x264.jpg "A New Light") there was nothing in sight running away from the carnage the memories left abandoned all gone in a blink of the eye; sometimes beginnings are’nt so simple sometimes goodbye’s the only way i did not realize everything was falling apart, until everyone i knew was ready to turn and [run](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/running-dark.md) away; i wish i could say that i’ve got no regrets. looking for the right [words to say](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/do-i-have-to-say-the-words-original.md), i’m not quite sure how to put my words, as a solitary tear drop slid down my cheek, i packed my bags and took a [train](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-fast-train.md) towards the sunset where a new life awaits and tomorrow i’ll forget about my grief today; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. – Author Unknown So many [fail](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/to-those-who-fail.md) because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin. – W. Clement Stone What we call the [beginning is often the end](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/beginning-of-the-end.md). And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. – T.S. Eliot Every day brings a [chance](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/one-more-chance.md) for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. – Oprah Winfrey