Life & Times

by xToBeWithYoux   Jun 1, 2009


Under a canopy
of rusting trees, that sway
to an autumnal melody,
two lovers will meet,
dreams of gold just in the grasp
of desperate, needing fingers.

Months pass,
the canopy has bleached, legalised.
Tendrils of lace follow a suited beauty.
Marital bliss beckons,
murmured endearments entwine two souls,
dreams of joy now carried in jewelery.

Twilight stretches
across a dancing sapphire giant,
the sun reluctant to leave paradise.
A tender caress,
passion blossoms as a sign of affection,
lovers showered in pure happiness.

A silent scream,
impatience hangs heavy in the room,
clinical white, echoing cries of joy and pain.
A parcel of wonder,
the creation comes alive in their hands.
Their purpose in life arrives.

Decades, now.
Fledglings puff tiny chests,
stumbling from their past.
Romance hesitates,
hiding among the deepening wrinkles
and glassy, wise eyes.

The inevitable arrives,
draining colour from the vibrant world.
The naked trees shiver in the wind.
A frail rose, weeping petals,
lays at his eternal sanctuary,
the gloved hands trembling, alone.

Remembrance.
The widow feels the electric caresses
and the scent of forests in autumn,
The band of gold
on her finger shines brighter than ever,
she was never asked to cry.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Jennifer RIP Lesthat Hayden

    Rusting trees is a great visual...I think I'll draw that...I have a thing about trees.

    You inspire me to want to give another shot at nonrhyming poems. You do it so well.

    Great job.

    5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    I love the free flow here and word choice

    It will take some time to compare it to your others
    I may try

  • 14 years ago

    by Nee

    "Decades, now,
    and fledglings puff tiny chests
    and stumble from their past.
    Romances hesitates,
    hiding among the deepening wrinkles
    and glassy, wise eyes."
    ^ There was something wrong in this stanza..I read too many and's and it didn't appeal good to me.
    Also there is a grammatical error here :
    "Romances hesitates,"
    You can either remove the S in the first word or in the second.

    "People live within,
    even if they lay still, finally at peace.
    They may be two people, but they have one heart. "
    ^You should give more concern to the closures in the poems..this one didn't say anything new to me.

    I liked your opening stanza :) that was a good poem for a love one.
    Write on~