It takes one shot to shatter stained glass,
And in ruins it lay upon the cracked stone floor.
At first one only finds jagged shards scatter a mess,
Yet if you look deeper you find:
Light reflects true beauty
For in ruins we build new foundations.
This wall once held the worlds finest design
When the light hit, patterns danced the halls
All who saw marveled in it's benevolence
It's bright hues dared challenge the great hall itself.
When one day a soft storm of great strength came,
Slowly at first.
It showed no signs of trouble,
Only hoping to pass over,
Calm and peaceful.
But this storm hid within
A monster of great proportion,
And one day it struck so suddenly,
Without a sound,
And the great stained glass window fell,
Screaming into the night,
Silently.
And piles of broken shards lay quietly,
Calm.
As rain trickled across the window sill,
Coating the colored mass.
For days it lay,
disturbed.
And the great wall loomed ominous in its presence
When finally the sun returned,
Creeping across the floor.
It covered the shattered window,
Sending rays of rainbow marvel
To dance across the walls.
Author notes
A giant metaphor for my most recent relationship
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Comments
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A very beautiful poem. I like the stained glass reference that was extremely unique.
The Positives:
A great metaphor from start to finish. A really neat idea. I like the flow as well.
The Negatives:
Perhaps it could have used more emotion. I don't really see anything wrong with this though.
My favorite part:
And the great stained glass window fell,
Screaming into the night,
Silently.
And piles of broken shards lay quietly,
Calm.
As rain trickled across the window sill,
Coating the colored mass
This part was particularly cool. Thanks for entering.
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