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I
weep
under the
silent shadows
of a thought unborn.
Ardent flames, its lingering kiss,
bittersweet sigh of a withering embrace.
A mind deceiving, its essence departing,
threadbare wishes abandoned within
the remains of a waning heart –
a heart entrusted to you
to love.
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Categories: All Poetry, Life & Love, Poetry by Phoebe
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A beautiful love poem.
So beautifully expressed feelings that I hope are/were momentary. Concise, clean,
Thank you 🙂
I enjoy your concrete poetry.
What a heart-wrenching poem but so well written.
I have been revisiting some of the poetry I wrote in my 20s the last couple of days and I remember those feelings all too well. Things are quite different now in my mid 40s. Still have ups and downs and heartache but of a different sort. I have felt that heart-wrenching anguish though when I’ve been really sick and thinking about leaving my kids behind. Your poem sums up those intense emotions so well. Thank you!
xx Rowena
Thank you for reading, Rowena 🙂
Sadness can be so beautiful.. like the sparkle of a tear clinging to an eye-lash.
Beautifully put. 🙂
Phoebe, what a beautiful and excellent structured poem. Such great imagery.
You have nailed this poem perfectly. 🙂
Lovely writing Phoebe!
🙂
I like these images Pheobe. Wonderful melancholy piece.
bittersweet sigh of a withering embrace.
A mind deceiving, its essence departing,
threadbare wishes abandoned within
This is lovely, Phoebe. Love the “shape” — the shape is the subject and becomes it … A visual work of art as well.
Thank you 🙂
This is a beautifully constructed piece.
Thank you 🙂
love this
Thank you, Maureen. 🙂
Wow beautiful. You can craft words so skillfully. I just loved the images. I think you’ll love mine: https://27writers.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/incomplete/
If there’s such a thing as “beautiful sadness” this is it……………….
Hugs, Pam (and Sam)
Hugs! From phoebe and samantha 🙂