Hourglass overturned…
Grains of sand between your fingers
Hours in midnight oil burned
Thoughts in vernal meadows linger…
Indecisions and confusion in your head
Nightmares and cares cast aside
Failed hopes in burning dreams unsaid
Hopes and fears fast denied
Hazy eyes in ghostlike faces
Blind moments lost in tears
Fates unite in confused traces
Painful trials — cost of foolish fears
Tired eyes in moments linger
Dreams descend in snowflake wrapping
Memories melt between your fingers
Soul ascends in daybreak flapping
Your fingers wrap around the glass
New moods awaken yesterday’s worries…
Shadowy minds unwind in the past
New dreams forsaken in today’s glories
Rose-gray dawn greets tired eyes
Lonely nights spent in dull wonder
Darkness melts in morning skies
And nothing… nothing more to ponder
You win… I lose…
Your soul grows wings
I win… you choose…
Your cheek now stings
My dreams… your fears…
Unsteady hands balance fairy castle
Painful thoughts… face numb from tears
Send your wish enclosed in a capsule
You know, they don’t see angels
Even those gray winged men in chicken coops
Yet dreams descend on the wings of an angel
And fade like snow cotton in scoops
Too many doubts and strange misconceptions
Foolish moths strike at the flame once more
Too many faults and even more corrections
No one to blame except yourself… ignore…
The wind blows and smoke descends
You send your dream into the sky
Vernal winter with cherry blossoms blends
Bend paper corners of your plane and let it fly
I chose… not long ago
You lock your dreams till they break loose
I made your choice… it’s time to go
Blue moonbeams fall light as chocolate mousse
Your sky balloon soon disappears
I guess the time has come
Perhaps it will return after many years
Don’t know when or who I will become
Doesn’t matter now…
Pain is gone and I can breathe…
Leave the stage and take your bow
Perhaps there is still hope beneath…
Your wing…
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Jo March (Pseudonym) (
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WELCOME JO ~ thanks for your second Poem ~ another epic !
Elegantly composed 14 quatrains ~ a consistent rhyme pattern (abab cdcd etc) and good rhythm ~ easy to read great to recite !
What is your message ? In verses 1 to 4 the HOURGLASS turns and as the sand trickles down it invokes indecisions ~ failed hopes ~ painful trials dreams and memories ! The mood lightens in verse 5 ~ new moods & dreams ~ darkness melts in morning skies ~ Your soul grows wings ~ dreams descend on the wings of an Angel ~ but then fade enigmatically like snow ! Too many doubts and faults ~ only yourself to blame ? Your dreams ascend skywards ! The time has come ~ the pain is gone ~ you can breath leave the stage and take you bow ! Perhaps there is still hope ~ beneath his wing ? Thanks for sharing ~ I'm still pondering ~ yours BRIAN (UK) Please check my POEMS ~ Thanks B !
Hello Brian, Thank you for your message. What I was trying to express are the kinds of thoughts that cross your mind when you are trying to figure out your path in life. Hence, the indecisions and confusions, failed attempts that don’t end up getting anywhere… I was also talking about dreams that you send skyward that eventually fall down like snowflakes. But my message is that no matter what your fears are, you still trust in your dreams and you send them skyward anyway. And yes, we mights strike at the flame like foolish moths but no matter what happens we still don’t give up on our dreams. So, in the poem, I choose to send the dream into the sky no matter what the consequences may be. And, in the end, when everything else fails, there is still hope.
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