All Things Grave and Lovely

in #poetry6 years ago (edited)



Large_mcsherrywomaninnightgardenfull2018.jpg



Don't let pain keep you out of the garden.
― Welwyn Wilton Katz



Events overwhelm
And defeat memory
And what’s left,
Time anesthetizes.


All things grave
And lovely
Have their birth
In terrible pain,

So, in grand defiance,
I'll go into the garden again,

Smear the ashes
Of the past
Across my forehead

And whisper mea culpa
For my sins.


Torment blocks me;

I want to write
And be real,
But the only way
Is to be vulnerable again
To the pain
That first made me feel.


You made your mark—
It left a scar,
And the bruise
Still remains;

It haunts me
Down my days

In the haze
Of autumn fires,

The glow
Of burning spars...

Nights of sobbing stars

And the inability
To return again.



© 2018, John J Geddes. All rights reserved



Photo



Sort:  

I'm wowed by your words. Beautifully crafted, sir. :)

Hey, Tina - Glad to see you on here again - Thank you for the kind words :)

Wow, great poetry, every word of the throught is giving pleasure, a poetry can touches the heart in real,,, very motivated work bro, @johnjegeddes..

This post has received a 5.55 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @johnjgeddes.

Life is all about sweet and salt , how long we can love each other and leads a happy life

Posted using Partiko Android

Congratulations @johnjgeddes! You have completed the following achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

You published a post every day of the week

Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor.
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

Do you like SteemitBoard's project? Then Vote for its witness and get one more award!