Charmed Chaos
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Weight
Adolph de Meyer (1908)
Burdened by the weight of a thousand petaled thoughts
mired in muddy memories of a love lost…
she abides the bitter torment from what’s broken and gone
remembering the moments of bliss in his warm arms.
Their world… once painted bright colors on her innocent soul
now her life alone in shades of ash and graying bones,
as she pays the costly toll.
She has no sense of time, of the present nor the past…
only that he’s gone for the emptiness is vast.
And when in her darkest hour, the petals fall and lay,
there’s nothing left but brittle stems and deadly sharp thorns
carving deep the memory of when he walked away.
©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg
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This is a very effective poem. One sees the petals withering, feels the impact of him walking away, the emptiness of what is left. So well done.
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Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words.
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Oh, this is heart wrenching…but so well expressed.
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Thank you. Appreciate your kind words.
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O dear, you surely captured those bouquets that we hold on to when their cause is gone.
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Yes, so true. Thank you do much.
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Pain is so well expressed in “brittle stems and deadly sharp thorns” deeply carving memory of a lost love.
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Thank you so much.
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This is beautifully poignant! From “weight of a thousand petaled thoughts” to “no sense of time, of the present nor the past…” I can feel every word.. every emotion. ❤
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Thank you Sanaa. I am pleased you enjoyed it.
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so beautiful Linda
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Thank you Gina.
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Well imagined.
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Thank you.
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She has no sense of time, of the present nor the past…
only that he’s gone for the emptiness is vast
These two lines hit the nail on the head.
Thank you for your interpretation of the photo.
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Thank you Kerry!
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This was full off emotion. It has to be one of your best Linda.
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Thank you Andrew. You are so kind. I’m humbled by your thoughts.
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A painful, unexpected ending! Wonderful twist! You never cease to amaze, intrigue and enchant me. ☺💛
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Thank you Walt! 😊❤️
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You’re welcome
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😘
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