in the ancient cove
of time's shadowed bowers
a thousand candles flame
burning down the hours
hold our hopes in pools
that render to the sea
a thousand waxen ships
antiqued in reverie
bygone and beguiled
horizon's promise clouds
a thousand spectral moons
above earth's mortal shroud
gathering gray webs
of relics' crooning trance
a thousand dying days
in years' temporal dance
wear moth-eaten dreams
reflect in milky eye
a thousand lovers' prayers
she wept; I heard her cry
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Heather T (
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I must second that response, I'm not sure where you took my mind but that ending but a shiver down my spine.
Great work
Your shiver is my honor, friend. Happy to take your mind out for a stroll! Thank you.
This is so full of imagery and the flow is a wave of gluttony pulling me in and trancing me too the very end as it curls around my soul and let's me merge within the fiber of this unique and elegant piece. Marvelous job 🌹
Thank you humbly, quill that rarely whispers. Even in kind replies your saturated poem words bleed through.
Lovely - so atmospheric.
I appreciate you, Sue!
beautiful 🙂
How kind of you! Many thanks.
So beautiful written with such a great meter to it - my kind of poem.
I'm glad you like it, Michael, and that it suits your taste! Thank you so much.
This is so lovely o felt like I was apart of the poem
KT, I'm happy to have you crawl in these words. Thank you many muches.
You do know how to close out a poem, Heather1 Beautifully done, thanks.
Your "beautifully done" is a high compliment. Thank you, Louis.
Wow, amazing and so beautiful!
Thank you much, Hopey!
First class writing Heather - metre and line length flow with potent metaphor and end with a great one-line surprise - a linguistic delight this reminder of time and mortality.
Appreciate you always, my friend. Thank you for reading my work.
Wonderful piece Heather
Love it ...
I'm so happy you do! Many thanks.
Wow beautiful ....well done can't wait to read more
I would be honored to have you stop by and visit any time. Thank you.
Beautiful write with great imagery.
Appreciate you muchly, GF!
I absolutely had to make this one a favorite! Waxen ships, spectral moons, moth-eaten dreams..... your mind is awesome!
Honored to have you keep this, my good friend. You are appreciated!
Awsome poem! 🙂
Thanks!
Heather, I'm late with my readings but had to say that you are one of my favorites writes and I need to ask you if you have published a book yet. Your work is too good to be read for free. We should be paying you. I thank you for sharing but let me know if you have any work published so I could get it.
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