When the nights are long, and your tears run dry
Have you ever wondered about leaving everything behind?
Standing on the edge of your reverie land,
You stare at the distant abyss,
As it encroaches on your meadow land
With blooming lilies and azure blue skies,
The abyss promises of dismal cries.
Of the sun kissed days and alluring nights
All painted in the shades of black and white.
When the air gets heavy, and you see the lights fade
Have you ever wondered what it is to escape?
Alone, in the haunting woods or the mighty mounts
Into the seamless vastness of the ocean grounds,
Screaming in respite
As the waves shatter the prison wall,
Drowning inside
As your soul disenthralls.
When you find yourself in a bind, with nowhere to go
Have you ever wondered what it is to let go?
Sitting by the window sill, gazing at the old vine
You recall,
How the poor tired leaves went down
In the squall,
As you descend,
Deeper
Into the embrace of the raging gale
Holding onto the last leaf, you think its fate.
And when you are cold, on a wintry night
Sitting alone on a bench under the street light
Have you ever wondered about The Eternity,
all poets write?
A peaceful slumber or a vicious trap?
You ponder,
As the lights go out in night’s enwrap
You squeeze your hands, trying to keep warm
As the heavy clouds presage, a rising storm.
You reminisce of the old sunny days,
Of the warmth long gone
As you wait alone, till the dawn.
You pause and realize;
That it is nothing but daze.
Once you are born, you are to face
Adversities bitter and sweet,
With no escape.
Diving into your reverie land
You look for respite,
Only to be jolted back
By the bleak reality
Called life
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Author:
belladonna (
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- Category: Reflection
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Comments6
This is me trying poetry for the first time,
Please let me know how can I improve my writing.
Thank you!
a good read, thanks for sharing
if you're just trying poetry for the first time
don't worry about improving;
in-fact, this may be
the best time in your poetic adventure
simply enjoy experimenting
delighting, in the joy
of placing one word, aside
its perfect - awaiting, next
and have fun
let your creativity fly free
write what you want,
how you want
and as long as it doesn't, uselessly offend or antagonise people
then all, is covered under that forgiving umbrella of creative self-expression;
try reading, see what you like
and more importantly
what you don't like
and always, always: enjoy the ride
set no quotas
or defined targets
only write if you feel inspired - to
and only aim, for something if you deem,
the attempt itself will yield, its own rewards...
Appreciate it
Thanks!
You have a delightful natural talent and the content or message contained in your post is first class.
You ask how to improve, well firstly you appear streets ahead of most who post on here for the first time. Read a lot of the poetry posted here on MPS and be critical of it in your own mind, to your own standards. When you see something good, something you like, try to absorb how it was created or how it was seen by the author.... envisage approaching a subject from a similar angle.... becoming more versatile will definitely improve your ability which is already of a very high standard.
WElcome to MPS. Please join in and comment upon the poetry of others posted on here. Feel free to throw stones at my scribblings.
Yeah sure
Thank you so much!
Excellent write! If this is your first attempt, I can't wait to see what follows🙂
Thanks☺️
The articulation is marvelous, the poetic language is very sounding and the sequencing is superb. It's an admirable work of art. Handcrafted. I love it.
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