6 Fir's Last Watch

arqios

 

(6) Firs’ Last Watch

 

I stand bent like ancient pine,

silent sentinel of every dawn.

My masters’ footsteps haunt these paths—

once sure, now hollow with absence.

 

I mind neither time nor tombstone,

only the weight of what was home.

When the last tree falls, I’ll fall too,

rootless, waiting in winter’s hush.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Author: crypticbard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 28th, 2025 02:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: Almost done. 6/7 of the Cherry Orchard suite.
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 20
  • Users favorite of this poem: Tristan Robert Lange, Cheeky Missy
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  • arqios

    Quite sure many will be happy this is over and done with. I may or may not put up the epilogue poem but 7/7 is in sight and will end the series

  • arqios

    It may not fare well but there is no resolve but to go through and complete what has been commenced...

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      I could not agree more...and for what it\'s worth...fuck how it fares! (Meant in the most encouraging and best of ways, my friend.) You are a true artist and poet and I appreciate and value that tons! Hey, and you are a pretty rockin' human being too, let me not leave that out! 🀣

      • arqios

        All in good faith, most accepted, friend. Good to have a friend's back in stuff like this. Let's rock on! Nothing is left out.πŸ‘

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Totally!

        • sorenbarrett

          This poem has a very haunting quality to it. It has a sense of finality as well, it is as vague as the fog and speaks with a sense of being ancient and entitlement to the land itself. It feels final and being the last of a type. Very nice Cryptic

          • arqios

            Thanks Soren, indeed it is the end of the line, of a type. Thank you so much for seeing this through. We shall now move on to other things. πŸ•ŠοΈ

          • Poetic Licence

            This has quite a sad and haunting feel to it, standing guard over what was home, knowing that soon he will be gone as well. Nicely expressed and written

            • arqios

              Thank you kindly dear friend. ...we shall now prepare to move on to other themes. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

              • Poetic Licence

                You are very welcome

              • Jerry Reynolds

                A fine write, arqios. Good read.

                • arqios

                  Thank you kind Jerry, your visits and warm words are very encouraging and very much valued. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

                • arqios

                  We may be looking at a moving of dates for the Epilogue of the cherry orchard suite. It kinda feels like a Broadway flop in some ways. But then again, you can't win it all and we can't really please everyone all at once. Let's keep on keeping on.πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Rik, this holds the weight of centuries in just a handful of lines. It feels like the earth speaking…rooted in grief, but loyal to memory. That final couplet is both quiet and devastating. You’re carving something timeless in this suite, I mean that. I, for one, have not tired of this and do look forward to part 7...and the epilogue! 😊 πŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬› A fave, my friend.

                • orchidee

                  Good write pine, erm, A. lol.

                  • arqios

                    Thanks birch, uhm, O. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

                  • Cheeky Missy

                    Fascinating, intriguing, and rather chilling. The tree thus personified is an interesting commentator on his circumstances. Beautifully rendered with exceptional imagery and a curious poignancy. Thank you for sharing.

                  • Kevin Hulme

                    Fine Analogy, Well Written.

                    • arqios

                      Thanks Kevin. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»



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