an orchard’s lament

arqios


Morning mist drapes each blossom
like a bride reluctant to wake.
Petals fall in silent confession—
memory’s hush in every drift.

Roots hold secrets of laughter and tears,
a debt of seasons owed to shadows.
Soon, steel will bite bark and bloom
and these ghosts will scatter on the wind.




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  • sorenbarrett

    Hauntingly beautiful to say more would be to ruin it.

    • arqios

      Thanks Soren, let’s not jinx it🕊🙏🏻

    • Doggerel Dave

      Surely I have no need to know the complexities of Chekov's play to appreciate this as a statement of beauty and loss?
      'Look forward to the remaining six.

      • arqios

        Ah, thank you… no pressure applied… anticipation rises🕊🕊

      • arqios

        The usual 2/3 with eyes open wide and not much else…

      • Poetic Licence

        Short, sweet and beautiful, enjoyed the read

        • arqios

          Thanks kindly, PL/TN🙏🏻🕊

          • Poetic Licence

            You are very welcome

          • Tony Grannell

            A lament indeed, such a flourishing beauty brutally interrupted by that cold sounding word: steel. Where once an orchard...? A heartfelt verse of loss composed with poetic elegance and a doleful heart. Wholly excellent. Very well done, Arqios.

            Wishing you all the very best.

            Tony.

            • arqios

              That blade of steel whose edge decimates with a slicing force fuelled by its wielded. Thanks Tony. Your valuable comment has completed this poem. Much appreciated for the closure🕊🙏🏻

            • Damaso

              Oh, so fine, soft, and sophisticated. A beautiful story that equally leaves me intrigued. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for sharing. Best regards.

              • arqios

                Thanks Damaso, quite exciting to read your response. Perhaps we can explore this intrigue, sometime🙏🏻🕊️

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                This, my friend, is an elegy on the edge of collapse. That opening..."Morning mist drapes each blossom / like a bride reluctant to wake”...set the whole tone in motion for me and, then, "steel will bite bark and bloom" chilled me. Gentle, weary, full of inevitable parting. You've pulled Chekhov’s quiet ache into the natural world, and it lingers with grace and grief. Looking forward to seeing how the suite unfolds. 🌹👏

                • arqios

                  Oh yeh.. I've got to get that in working order, here. The navigations of "my poems" section can be a bit tough on the eyes/brain that I end up doing something other than what I had first intended. Bahaha... age does not become me as much as I have hoped.

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    Yeah. It's not becoming me either! Go figure! LOL! Who or what designed life this way? 🤣

                    • arqios

                      You're guess is as good as mine!😂

                      • Tristan Robert Lange

                        😂

                      • Tony36

                        Beautiful

                        • arqios

                          Thanks Tony, good to hear from you as always 🕊️🙏🏻

                          • Tony36

                            You're welcome

                          • RSM0812

                            Def a favorite

                            • arqios

                              Thanks so much for the Fave @RSM0812 most wholeheartedly appreciated🙏🏻🕊️

                            • Salvia.S

                              This is a beautifully poignant and layered poem — elegaic & rich with imagery.

                              • arqios

                                Thanks so much Salvia. So good to hear from you, as always. 🕊️🙏🏻

                              • NafisaSB

                                a touching and beautiful poem..lovely imagery

                                • arqios

                                  Thanks kindly dear Safina🕊️🙏🏻

                                  • NafisaSB

                                    it's my pleasure
                                    have a great day



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