I love this whole friggin' piece. Everything about it just screams beautiful poetry for me.

The first stanza gave such a strong and important image - one of "home" to me. That opening really hit me to my core, the feeling of wishing you knew where you were, that you knew what you were doing and that you can plant your roots and have your own "home" so to speak. I could be taking a totally different meaning from what you meant, but that's my interpretation :) So much meaning for me in one short stanza! Amazing!

One thing, I wouldn't have a period after plants, as you go into your next stanza as a break-off from the first. It seemed kind of choppy grammatically :/

Your second stanza is breathtaking as well. I love the descriptions and then using crushed sugar - so many meanings here again. The way you word things has such a lovely light and spin on them.

Woodsmoke and ashes..love the description. One thing I love about this piece is how strong your images are for me. You go into such detail without making it overly detailed (if that makes sense). Beautiful.

"and lipstick-printed
handkerchiefs
gifted before
love's farewell
well loved,
well hated."

I absofreakinglutely love this bit. My favorite throughout the piece I'd have to say. It's so simple but has so much meaning when you really look further into it.

Perfect ending to this piece. I have to say this is one of my favorites I've seen from you! :)

This is just outstanding ya nor, I am fond of your imagination, never felt a poem so dear, the images used and metaphors created left me out of breath, definitely to my favorites, and if doesn't win now, i'll make sure to renominate but I bet eit should..

I really really, do love this poem!
As a whole piece.. with no suggestion to shoot!

perfect
5/5

Another masterpiece, I love the simplicity in your work. In poems dealing with matters of the heart, I find that simplicity is the best way to express it. Powerful similies and metaphors. Brilliant work!
Take care

Congratulations on your win :)

Congrats on your win!!

Over it's worn edges --- might want to take out the apostrophe since "its" is possessive.

Another excellent write, love the line breaks though I wasn't sure about them at first. Choppy, but the style is fitting to the content. I really do adore how easily I can picture your images.

An interesting write where each verese leaves it to the reader to think and images are so vivid! Congrats on the win..

Your heart has really been put through the ringer here. :(

There's a lot of nice imagery in this write.
Very nicely penned!