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Epitaph
I weep not for my fallen friends I know I’ll join them once again When life has lost me to the veil We’ll gather, walking on the trail I’ll raise a glass to see them true As all our friendships … Continue reading
Recovery
The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading
Belladonna
Belladonna dreams Caricatures in extremis Raise you from your deathly sleep Parapets and kingdoms Tunnels echoing and deep Hallucinogens Perspective disturbs and lengthens Once more to touch your cheek Ragged through these years One more moment I would seek Belladonna … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Poetry
Tagged belief, Belladonna, bereavement, choice, dark, death, delusion, denial, Dreams, grief, hallucinate, hallucinogens, pain, passion, poison
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The Day That You Were Lost To Me
The day that you were lost to me Somewhere between the sand and sea Somewhere between the breath And breathless dusty death A raven flying homeward, finally free That day the moon rose over the sun Eclipsed all beauty, so … Continue reading
When They Said That You Were Gone
When they said that you were gone It was not my place to mourn You’re just some faded photographs In a scrapbook old and torn Now you finally took your leave There’s no space for me to grieve Just a … Continue reading
Cannot
I cannot stand The aching of unfolding wings Re-structuring my bowing back The heaviness of astral strings I cannot bear The fluttering, heaving, hopeful heart Beseeching for some kindness here That sad bereavement may depart I cannot carry The pain … Continue reading
Hidden Depths – for Prompt 13 – Photo Inspiration
We waited outside Deathless minutes passing Far beyond the weave of grieving We waited It is very true there is no knowing the heart of loss turning, twisting seeking succour and compassion in hallowed walls, these hidden depths The priest … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Water
Tagged acceptance, Bereft, church, dark, death, denial, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, loss, lost love, missing child, mystery, pain, priest, solace, Spiritual, truth
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Lost
There’s a picture of you In a magazine A story of you No longer seen There’s a theory about Where you might have been The tears of the lost They flow for you There’s so little left For the world … Continue reading
Brightest Flame
The brightest flames Burn too quick And are gone The purest melodies Barely last For a song The strongest heart Beats its rhythm Too brief The greatest souls Find that time Is a thief And in these moments Of loss … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Water
Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, Beauty, belief, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Jemima Layzell, loss, Spiritual, The Draft, truth
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Hungry Ghosts
Raw hunger claws within a soul drawn by grief Grasping hands close around the heart of bereaved Drawing life from emotion’s well Vampire soul Phantom here clamouring for life already gone Feed the loss Aching cavern found never filled Hungry … Continue reading
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