Orphaned Chrysanthemum

by Mahal Ko Kuya Ko   Apr 6, 2015


Why I always come back to you?

Might be the night breeze,
the song of those erstwhile chimes,
the abandoned dreamcatchers,
or the pen I used in writing poems for you.

I haven't talked to you in a while.
Dandelions still appear as dainty
as they were the time you went away.
And these roadsides become as lonely
as the alleyway where your footsteps camp.

Days start to get anxious.
Again, I am left alone --
bearing the pain I have known
since the day my spine withered
with the musing I had...
when whimsically,
Dandelions bloomed but never flourished.

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  • 9 years ago

    by NightFlyer

    Can feel the your deep melancholy and the loss that you are feeling,expressed very elegantly...

  • 9 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    I like the title for it sets up the reader with the loneliness that is about to unfold. Your poem not only has an imagery the reader can see but also get connected with your feelings...another lovely write.

  • 9 years ago

    by alka mendiratta

    Your poem depicts your loneliness; an appropriate title Orphan Chrysanthemum.
    One can feel a deep connectivity with the Dandelions and your lost love .
    Beautifully penned Dashiel:)
    Keep writing:)