Charmed Chaos
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The Year of Whiting Grey
“How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.”
― William Butler Yeats, The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
They say sorrow
etches lines
across your face
I know this to be true
for every briny tear shed
leaves an immutable trace
of wrenching grief
you have endured
In this year
where deep sorrow prevails
prophetic news
dawning everyday
thousands dead, more to come
With each searing cry
for another’s doom
comes another
strand of whiting grey
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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Poignant and beautiful lines Linda! Those tears do leave traces of their passage. I know that to be true myself. It certainly has been a year of heartache and uncertainty. Wishing you and us all a 2021 full of hope and new possibilities!
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Yes, thank you so much Carrie.
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Sending lots of positive wishes your way as well!!❤️🙏🏻😘
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Amazing poem… Sorrows of these days are painful, and this poem portrays them all. Great work ❤
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Thank you.
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Not every poet writer is adept at describing the difficult/painful/overwhelming days of 2020 …. you have done so beautifully.
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Thank you Helen.
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That’s going to be a lot of grey hair for us all…
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Yes, it is.
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After this year, both globally and personal family issues, it’s just a good thing I’m already nearly solid white! The poems really hits it all home. Thousands a day… unfathomable.
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We live in difficult times but then all times are difficult. Imagine what it must have been like to be a parent during the two world wars or to live under Nazi occupation.
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Yes, horrendous.
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The end is in sight, but what a year it has been.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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I so believe this year has aged all of us in ways we never dreamed.
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Yes, so true Susie.
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