Quietus is what she thirsts
it explains many things
She will pass me there
as she sates herself
it is where
I often dwell.
There is much more
melancholy
than this peculiar desire-
I catch it on the rays
refracting
through prisms
within each newly formed tear
singularly poised on her distant sighs.I see the introspective
and retrospective fluttering
mingling together in their eremitic solitude
as she quarrels with the conundrum of Self vs. desire.Do her aphonic entreaties
wither
in the unfruitful fields of a frozen heart?
If my heart, then scrape it across the burning surface of the sun.She exhales her loneliness
in sorrow-laden wisps
that penetrate unguarded perceptions.
Are they
lost
in the deep furrows of an unfeeling mind?
If my mind, then it deserves her desperate curses of opprobrium and scorn.Sighs
echoing among broken fragments of delight
enlivened by two lives
that will never touch again.
What should we hunger for beyond the miracles of existence?
Is this what they mean when they say that we need more?
If we are not resigned to the hereafter
then that is all we can hope for.
On this earth, close in space and sharing time
two cracked windows open to the night.
If their arms were long enough,
would they reach, reach to peer into the other's dark rooms?
Or
is it a separate quietus they will seek
buried in two lonely graves unmarked as they weep through the grass?
Author notes
Written January 12th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- I Love a Challenge...... Don't You? by Celticmoon.
400 points, ended January 19, 2006, 8 entries
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you have waxed eloquent, my poetic guardian aunt!
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unexpectedly touched me
WOW.... such deep dark and yet wonderful sentiments you have here... I am TOTALLY speechless...
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I don't know, seems to me that you've written quite a few deep and thought provoking pieces. This is but another.
Separate quietus is my preferred means of solitude, and yet I like to share it. lol, strange, huh?
This was enjoyable to read, and does carry a melancholy feeling to it. Or else that's the crown royal I'm drinking. Either way, I enjoyed.
peace
doug
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A very deep and though provokingly penned piece indeed this is. Not something I am used to seeing from you but still it brings the jaw to a crash fall when read no less. Your words and your talent are something none can even begin to describe and give proper justice to. Once again I leave this page in awe and with my mind reeling in every direction within thought upon thought.
A most excellent write my dear man!
Blessings
Bel
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'Quietus is what she thirsts explaining many things She will taste me there it is where I dwell. There is much more melancholy than this peculiar desire-I see it on the rays refracted through each newly formed prism within the singular tears poised on her distant sighs...' This is an unusual penning for you, Wayne...Very intriguing imagery & great verbiage throughout...An enjoyable & thought~provoking read...Well done, Poet... Wanda
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This emotion filled piece smacks of a bimestrail feel.An abhorrence of life unreconciled langishing in poignant melancholy. And a compassionate soulful longing of simalar connect.Very sad.~~~Suseann, but written in words so descriptive as to afford me the need to delve into a dictionary,nice job!
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Totally Awesome
Totally awesome poem dude
It is a present day Shakespearean poem. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, especially your word selection.I wish you all the best in the contest, as this is a winner in my eyes. Dragon Tamer
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