moment of understanding

of what is life
the purpose
the goal
the ideal
the reason

confounding masters and students
for centuries
debated by men and women
for ages

every passing age brings
a reason
every philosophical hero brings
an answer

but near we are not
it would be but a folly
to accept that the answers
answer the questions of all

no answers nor explanations
can quench the thirst of an inquisitive mind
there lies no limit to the imagination
of what life can bring to life itself

as we sit across the ocean
waves beating on the rocks
with the sun shining on our bodies
quiet comfort in the solace of understanding

that moment frozen in a foreign land
with the wind blowing away the strands of hair
to reveal your pearly smile
and those magnetic eyes

that moment gave me the answer
of what is life but its vagaries
which is the beauty that fills
every moment and every life.