an endless recollection
repetition of living has taken its toll
on my susceptible shell
altering its physicalities
while heightening my emotions
determined to keep my thoughts
in proper order
I focus on an energy
that is bound to send me skyward
nothing can take away the color
of those changing leaves
or the rippling of streaming water
polishing age-old rocks
nothing can erase the rising
of an off-white moon
or the setting of a kaleidoscope sun
nothing will remove the sounds of laughter
on a summer afternoon
or the sadness trapped inside
melancholy sighs
stepping forward and upward
effortlessly
I shed the weight of the world
and all that it entails
sailing away while looking back
at an endless recollection
october two thousand fifteen
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A wonderful Autumn contemplation. It has such a great flow, like waves
Thank you, Rose. This is one of those poems that seemed to write itself and I was just along for the ride.
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There is beauty in physical death.
I can only imagine that this is true, Beverley.
I don’t know if you meant for your poem to relate to death, however that is how I interpreted it.
Yes, actually I did, Bev, but like most of my poetry is open to the reader’s own interpretation. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts – I didn’t mean for my initial response to throw you.
I love your poetry…always beautiful and thought provoking. Have you published yet?
I’m happy knowing you’ve enjoyed my poetry, Bev. When I was in college (early 80’s) I used to submit poetry regularly to literary magazines and was fortunate to have a few poems chosen for publication. After a break I started writing again in the mid 90’s and self-published a collection of poems entitled ‘500 Pieces.’ After another hiatus I started my blog in late 2011 and have been writing regularly ever since. In the past few years I used the Kindle platform at Amazon to self-publish two more collections of poetry. Currently, I am working on my fourth collection entitled ‘Forty-Five Revolutions per Minute,’ scheduled for release sometime this winter.
That’s wonderful – congratulations!