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poetry by j matthew waters

24 Dec 2017

forever green

sitting in the dark
watching cars pass by
snow quietly falling
not a star in sight

everything’s unplugged
sound of winter settles in
pulsating candlelight
casting shadows on walls
touching rags and bones

other world sleeps upstairs
while down below you
redraw black & white dreams
subtracting out the bad
adding new color
until every ornament
collected throughout the years
is perfectly placed
on your imaginary tree

december two thousand seventeen
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Posted in Dreams, Poetry and tagged poem, Poetry, solitude

10 thoughts on “forever green”

archiearchive FCD on December 24, 2017 at 10:42 pm said:

Thank you for this one, my friend. May you and yours have a great Holiday Season.

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- j matthew waters on December 25, 2017 at 8:10 am said:
  
  The pleasure is mine, Archie. I appreciate and value your readership, commentary, and sharing my work on other social media sites. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
  
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bluebellina on December 25, 2017 at 7:59 pm said:

What a lovely poem. Poignant, quiet, reflective and lovely!!

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- j matthew waters on December 25, 2017 at 8:14 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Daniella.
  
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Swapnil Pandey on December 25, 2017 at 9:49 pm said:

What an amazing blog you have

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- j matthew waters on December 25, 2017 at 9:55 pm said:
  
  thank you very much, Swapnil, it’s special to me you’re saying so.
  
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Bonny Blogger on December 27, 2017 at 2:47 pm said:

lovely

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- j matthew waters on December 27, 2017 at 9:03 pm said:
  
  thank you bonnie
  
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dbp49 on January 17, 2018 at 3:14 pm said:

Belated Christmas wishes, and may 2018 bring you everything you require for the health and happiness of those you love.

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- j matthew waters on January 17, 2018 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, David – best wishes to you and yours this new year and beyond.
  
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