5 Varya and Anyaโ€™s Vigil

arqios

 

(5) Varya and Anya’s Vigil

 

Sisters tethered by grief and promise,

one guardian of fading hope, one bright-eyed with spring.

They map futures in teacup rings,

trace horizons in drifting petals.

 

Together they tend debt’s brittle fire,

smiling around broken china.

In their hush resides a fragile vow:

to plant new life in barren hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Author: crypticbard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 23rd, 2025 05:22
  • Comment from author about the poem: This is the 5th in the Cherry Orchard suite, almost at the home stretch now... thanks for putting up with this ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 17
  • Users favorite of this poem: Tristan Robert Lange, Cheeky Missy
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  • sorenbarrett

    How fragile hope. This poem strikes me of the balance between hope and its dying and a need to keep the fire kindled. Tea cups a symbol of seeing the future as hope does. Broken symbolizes lost hope. Sisters indeed the duality of hope and its loss and how closely they are related. A most wonderful write

    • arqios

      ...thank you Soren. Most perceptive and insightful. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome Cryptic

      • Tony36

        BRAVO

        • arqios

          Thanks Tony๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

          • Tony36

            You're welcome

          • arqios

            and now we're back to 1/3, seems quite reflective...

          • arqios

            perhaps it could be perceived as a down-vote on the cherry orchard series... so's the landscape at the moment

          • Poetic Licence

            I have no idea of the title but the write to me resemble the loss of hope, clinging on together to reignite that fire, enjoyed the read

            • arqios

              Thank you my friend. That is comforting to hear.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

              • Poetic Licence

                You are very welcome

              • arqios

                when doubts turn to reality, that's where the buck ends

              • arqios

                his is the 5th in the Cherry Orchard suite, almost at the home stretch now... thanks for putting up with this ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

              • Goldfinch60

                Fine words arqios.

                Andy

                • arqios

                  Thanks Andy!

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Rik, this holds such delicate strength. โ€œSmiling around broken chinaโ€...I get that, deeply. itโ€™s a quiet kind of survival only sisters can share. Each image blooms with restraint. This whole suite has been a gift to witness...Iโ€™m here for the home stretch, my friend. Beautifully done. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ‘



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