Open Poetry #46 |
Pleasure Fleeting |
Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA |
There's a sadness hanging o'er me- I know that you are gone. And a melancholy future- That I'm facing all alone... But the loner's life I've chosen- I've no one else to blame... There's nought that's new beneath the sun Each day drags on the same. The nights are long and lonely- The days drag by like years... The teardrops soak my pillow, As I wrestle nameless fears... Like, "What have I to live for?" Or, "Where to go from here?" And always in the shadows- Your presence seems so near. I've heard it said, "It's better far- To love and lose, my friend... Than find that you have never loved, When life is at an end." Perhaps it's true, I cannot say- But 'tis a sad refrain... To think that pleasure fleeting- Produces endless pain. |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Your title says it all. Your poem is a sad one, and penned form the heart with sincere emotion. I felt this and it hurts. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Feeling this. latearrival |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I don't think I have ever read one of your poems that I haven't felt - and this is no exception. I feel it and love it. Alison |
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Eusta B. Mae Senior Member
since 2010-05-03
Posts 903 |
Yes, your words are very touching in tender hearted places...ebm |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Emotions felt by many, John. Beautifully stated. Ida |
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