Wilting flowers among the dirt

by Cinnamonspice   Jul 17, 2011


Approaching ornate gates of iron
that lay open as ominous arms
of darkness welcome

Footfalls sink gently into a soft
mantle of manicured grass
dotted in decorative stones

Inscriptions memorializing life
leaving impressions in the air
scarred imprints on the heart

Fragrant flowers waft through
the air coming from freshly
turned dirt saturated in sorrow

Tears flow from despair
loneliness and longing to once more
feel their earthly presence.

Words whispered in the dark
soft sobs of grief resound
the final good bye

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  • 13 years ago

    by yogi73

    Wow...very touching. I enjoy what you have just enough of the abstract in your poems. beautiful and sad. 5/5

  • 13 years ago

    by Decayed

    Honestly, I like so much these descriptive verses you structured well here :)

    It's somehow complicated, but I managed!

    Amazing.

  • 13 years ago

    by Poempete

    Perfect

  • 13 years ago

    by Jackie

    A hard subject to write about but you pulled it off, a very well written descriptive poem, 5/5

  • 13 years ago

    by Kiko

    You do a really good job at setting the mood with your vivid descriptions of a scene at a cemetery, from the point of view of the newly deceased occupant.

    As for critique, "scared" should be "scarred." I would also get rid of the periods, since you seem to use them randomly, and the few you use, seem to interrupt the flow.

    I would eliminate this line, because the reader already knows someone died, and it is not necessary to say it:
    "blanketing the newest occupant."

    Actually, after having read this a couple of times, it is not clear that this is from the point of view of the deceased. I think you could rewrite it a bit to help clarify that.

    Overall, a really nice write from you. :)