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trevorskogsbergh
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since 2000-02-03
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South Pasadena, CA

0 posted 2000-02-23 04:00 AM


Cemetary of the dead
Stone pillars so old
A graveyard of angels
And stories untold

Withered flowers
Willows that weep
Six feet under
The dead are asleep

A place of solitude
And restless souls
This city of angels
For whom the bell tolls

Time passes slowly
The seasons go by
As the sun goes down
The moon comes nigh

Scurring shadows
Whispering breeze
Celestial voices
And screaming trees

So many gravestones
So cold and so dark
Surrounded by death
The souls embark

On a heavenly journey
Through time and through space
A Psalm of Psalm's
A feeling of grace

Under the moonlight
The angels dance
Leaving the dead
In a peaceful trance

The sun will rise
The day will begin
The graveyard of angels
Is quiet again



 If you want to walk with God, you've got to go His way!

© Copyright 2000 Trevor Skogsbergh - All Rights Reserved
thebob
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since 2000-02-16
Posts 15

1 posted 2000-02-23 08:08 AM


His way is the only way to receive His grace and our salvation. i really liked the poem.
                        bob

rich-pa
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since 2000-02-07
Posts 317
New Orleans, Louisiana
2 posted 2000-02-23 11:04 AM


hoho, dark and somber, i like it, i espcially like the allusion to john donne's "meditation 17" (for whom the bell tolls)

rich-pa

Danny Holloway
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since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034
Tulsa, OK
3 posted 2000-02-23 01:17 PM


This is really well written.  Excellent expression!  I had actually started a similar poem called God's Garden.  Yours is better and mine is now shelved.  Rarely do I print a copy of a poem but I have printed yours.
Good work!
Danny




[This message has been edited by Danny Holloway (edited 02-23-2000).]

Crystalina123
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since 2000-01-31
Posts 228

4 posted 2000-02-23 02:17 PM


I really like this poem, excellent work. I felt as if I were indeed sitting in the dark cold graveyard!
peanogrl83
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since 1999-12-04
Posts 202

5 posted 2000-02-23 03:03 PM


Wow! Thought provoking in the very least! Good work!
                                   Vreni

angel6917
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since 2000-01-14
Posts 478
WI
6 posted 2000-02-23 03:53 PM


I loved your poem.  It may have been dark and all, but the way you worded it and my faith and all made it mean so much more than what some people would think.  Good job, and I hope to see more of your wonderful poems soon.
~Kristi Lynn

Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850
In the space between moments
7 posted 2000-02-23 11:06 PM


Stunning.  The way you melded the two worlds together is wonderful.  Great imagery, I loved the darkness.  I'll be looking for more!

 *Krista Knutson*

"Every moment marked with apparitions of your soul...." ~*Sarah McLachlan- Do What You Have To Do*~


LyricFetish
Senior Member
since 2000-01-13
Posts 528
North Carolina
8 posted 2000-02-23 11:10 PM


I'm still trying to catch my breath! You are truly a talented writer, and you are using that talent to inspire so many people. Great poem!
Gadget28
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since 2000-02-21
Posts 33
Miami, Florida United States
9 posted 2000-02-24 01:39 AM


Wow this was great! I'm glad there are still people out there who keep in touch with God!
trevorskogsbergh
Member
since 2000-02-03
Posts 129
South Pasadena, CA
10 posted 2000-02-24 04:39 AM


Thanks a lot everyone. Your words inspire me to write more. I've just started writing and it's so great. I appreciate your feedback. As for you (Danny Holloway) finish your poem. I don't believe mine is better. In fact who care's. I'm not here to compete. Just to write and have fun. You should do the same. You'd be surprised what could happen if you just believe in yourself.
        Trevor

 If you want to walk with God, you've got to go His way!

Sara
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since 2000-02-24
Posts 27
LaCrosse WI, United States
11 posted 2000-02-24 08:19 PM


This was an amazing poem to read.  Rather on the darker side but it is also very beautiful.  Very good job.
Dusk Treader
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since 1999-06-18
Posts 1187
St. Paul, MN
12 posted 2000-02-24 09:40 PM


I was drawn to this by the title and now feel compelled to reply by the poem.  Darkly beautiful, and lyrical.  Enjoyed this one a lot.

 A writer's soul is on paper etched.

In flames I shall not be consumed, but reborn. --
Abrahm Simons



Jer
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since 1999-12-02
Posts 443
USA
13 posted 2000-02-25 12:59 PM


Excelent job! This was well written and just an all around great read. I really like the 7th and 9th stanzas. They were the best. Keep up the good work.

 "WRITING IS EASY. ALL YOU DO IS STARE AT A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER UNTIL DROPS OF BLOOD FORM ON YOUR FOREHEAD." Gene Fowler

faith
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since 2000-01-31
Posts 89

14 posted 2000-02-25 09:36 AM


WOW that was juss wonderrful i loved it soo much eeach n every stanza!i m gonna take a print out of yer poem n kkeep it in ma diary! lolfaith
poetry_kills
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since 1999-12-04
Posts 549
new orleans
15 posted 2000-02-29 12:18 PM


trevor: darkly enchanting... i really like the final stanza as well as the lines "A Psalm of Psalm's/ A feeling of grace"... not sure why... i just dig it... keep up the incredible work...

sincerely,
jerome the mysterious priest


 Disarm you with a smile
And leave you like they left me here
To wither in denial
The bitterness of one who's left alone
--[billy corgan]--

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