In the far-away sadness of the tremulous strings
which paint my pictures of you,
I strum and pick on harmonies, thick
with natural sharps of blue.
In the vibrating coils of the dying of nights,
as I close my lids, overdue
old shimmering notes, still ring and float
as chords of resonant you.
As the wood of this body frets under stress,
our melody falls to its knees
as old progressions of missing possessions,
yet your song is remembered by me.
Author notes
Prompt pic
Music by Psycozia on DeviantArt
http://psycozia.deviantart.com/art/Music-29393369
A contest entry
- Picture Prompt by RainbowGirl257.
500 points, ended May 13, 2008, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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i like your rhyming. i also loved your choice of vocabulary, it really makes the poem more emotion-filled and generally better. good luck and thank for entering
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Absolutely touching ...
in its loss and its heartfelt sorrow.
I know this was written inspired by a contest prompt, but the emotions ring real. Beautifully expressed.
Love
Myra
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Beautiful and heartbreaking.
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