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inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
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Ohio

0 posted 2004-11-16 08:30 AM



They gather in prayer pose,
through the unravelling of
their trimmings, the place
where the fallen ones
follow paths of redemption to,

a garland of gold clings
though somewhat halfheartedly,
as it ties to its birthplace,
while its overworked hostess
lapses soon into dormancy,

i thought i'd forget by now,
but pin fraying ribbons
on the season's last embers,
where you lay down beside me,
your blue eyes still twinkling
when the sky drops its parasol,

if only to sleep with them
and be reprived from this torment,
of your abysmal recession,
yet adherence, relentless
as these leaves of november.


[This message has been edited by inkedgoddess (11-17-2004 11:30 AM).]

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LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296

1 posted 2004-11-16 08:48 AM


beautiful!!!!
Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113
Canada eh.
2 posted 2004-11-16 09:18 AM


A fantastic write Michele!
Very much enjoyed.
Hugs~

~ Time has cast a spell on you,
   So you won't ever forget me ~

PassionandFun
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since 2003-07-30
Posts 60

3 posted 2004-12-11 10:03 PM


Nice job!
passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26
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displaced
4 posted 2004-12-12 03:56 AM


dang mishy, that's kinda sad
Margherita
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since 2003-02-08
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Eternity
5 posted 2004-12-12 05:59 AM


Oh, so beautiful and touching, dear Michelle!

Love and hugs.
Margherita

ice
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since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404
Pennsylvania
6 posted 2004-12-12 07:48 AM


Inky
Excellent poetry...

I approach a new poem from two different angles, that is I read it twice.

The first time I pay no attention at all to the content/story line...I read it outloud and see how its rhythm flows, feeling out the bumps and watching the punctuation closely...after all I am reading a piece of music and must try to be guided by how the composer wants the song to play...

Then, and just as mportanat I study what the words say, what effect they have on my emotions, what inner feelings rise when the word pictures come into focus...

It is poems like this that pass muster on both counts...it satisfies both needs, and I do mean needs....My desire to read poetry is not a want it is a need!

In other words I enjoyed this poem very much....

___________ice/ford
   ><>

Come read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling
And banish the thoughts of day.
Longfellow

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392
Ohio
7 posted 2004-12-12 08:03 AM


thanks for stopping by
thanks jeff for reviving this one
which meant a lot to me

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215
Realms of Light
8 posted 2004-12-12 09:10 AM


Your poems on nature as reflections of real life are poignant and absolutely amazing, Dear Goddess!!!

You have a remarkable talent!

Love & Light,
A Fan

*Alli4000*
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since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188
The World of Poetry
9 posted 2004-12-12 11:17 AM


Wow. Beautiful write!

~Alli~

Happy Holidays!

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353
Michigan, USA
10 posted 2004-12-12 03:45 PM


Oh Inked One...
Revival is inherent in this piece...and eternal I would think in appreciation.
Hugs,
TD

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392
Ohio
11 posted 2004-12-13 07:43 AM


thanks for stopping by
Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348
Florida
12 posted 2004-12-13 12:18 PM


beautiful.

Remember in school the chant the girls used to do?

Men with eyes of blue are never true.

Men with eyes of green are never seen.

Men with eyes of brown are never around.

Men with eyes of grey never stay.

What were we left with?

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

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