Wisdom of Pathetic Fallacy

V. J. has asked us to be creative with the literary term “pathetic fallacy.”

It is the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.

I have many faces

Yet my core nature never changes

I am wisdom of the ages

I am the ultimate survivor

I have surrendered to the seasons of time

Sometimes I stand alone

Yet the sun warms my weathered body

Sometimes I am bathed by soothing waters

When family surrounds me

Gurgling laughter pleases me

I am yesteryear, today and tomorrow

Close your eyes now

And breathe in my strength

Remember me in stormy days

When the waters freeze over

And the clouds fail to part

I am your rock

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VJ’s Weekly Challenge #115: Pathetic fallacy

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