Hourglass overturned...

Jo March

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… 

 

 

  • Author: Jo March (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 28th, 2018 13:17
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  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    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 !

  • Jo March

    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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