Ruby Sighs

by Maple Tree   Aug 30, 2012


Amidst a summoned
sigh, she cries
adorned in ruby
secrets.

Slander scalds
a ritualistic
candle,
transforming
her scandalous
misfortunes,
into a fire ball
of light.

Melting away sorrow
each tear, trickles
slowly,
into the depths of her
demise,
the wick in her
heart, smolders
as she whispers
her last sigh, goodbye.

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  • 12 years ago

    by AngelDust

    You brought to light your true and deep emotions in this piece. It speaks of how personal these feelings are and they are entierly your own. That's what makes this poem. I could sense the raw sadness and it was cold, almost edgy. Nobody could describe it better than this. Fantastic although a very sad write. Well done.

    Danika.

  • 12 years ago

    by Xanthe

    I love this piece. It flows so well as though you were writing this whilst being captivated by a lighted candle in front of you; it's vivid and abstract at the same time, and you mesmerize the reader with every line. It's powerful and each word seemed chosen carefully as they complimented each other. The cadence of this piece is outstanding that the first time I've read this in the club, I just had to read it out loud - it is that beautiful, and I find myself reading it again today before I decided to comment. It's quite rare that I find a poem here that's written as beuatifully as this one. I believe this piece has something special. Very well done. I truly enjoyed this poem. Keep writing,

  • 12 years ago

    by Darren

    Love this, great depth to this, nice flow filled with awesome imagery and the shape is fantastic. Who would have thought about linking candles and a ruby?

  • 12 years ago

    by One Man Clan

    Slander scalds
    a ritualistic
    candle,
    transforming
    her scandalous
    misfortunes,
    into a fire ball
    of light.
    ________
    I Need to understand exactly what you were feeling that enabled you to write such lines
    that are not only packed with grief and sorrow, but carry with them a glimpse of hope that is resembled by the fireball of light,

    I truly like the message here, or what I understood from it, No matter how much grief you go through and hardships you expeince
    there's always a way out for a better life
    and while I believe that this piece was written in a moment of anguish, I can spot the creativity from a mile away, this is too deep for the normal mind to fathom, and I truly love it
    5/5 never the less

  • 12 years ago

    by Jenni

    I think that in the first verse A midst* should be Amidst.
    The s-sound seems to dominate throughout your poem though it is the most evident in your first stanza. I was a bit surprised that the sigh was summoned because that is an action, which we chose to do though sighs usually happen out of upset-moments.

    You are creative, you really are. Your second stanza is so much deeper than I could have ever put it. I guess this candle seems to purify the person, which you described very beautifully.

    The ending was really powerful because I felt as though I could picture it happening, you did not let your poem end abruptly, but rather slowly, just like a candle's light doesn't cease to exist within one moment, but it takes time until it completely passed.