O' to be

by katie!   Aug 28, 2005


Today, another long day in a forgotten week
The hours trickle by like a gentle stream
Slowly, gently, provocatively
My recluse is torn from my body at the seams

Each minute, each day feels like a simple eternity
A prickle of hope flickers and is snuffed away
A candle flame extinguished
My body slides deeper within the vaults of souls today

O' to be a child again, happy to while away the hours
Playing beneath the soft light of the moon
Fun, laughter, simplicity
Next to the river humming a pretty tune

My heart longs for my love, over the hillocks and brooks
A parched and cracked desert praying for the storm
A dry mouth begging for water
Like a baby in the mother waiting to be formed

Her brown eyes, bittersweet pools of mystery
In which I am spellbound for many hours
Mere minutes in the window of time
Floating in a pool within memorial flowers

O' to be with my love, to have her sweet embrace
For I rest not while she is in a far off land
I'm but a breeze among hurricanes
Lost without her soft tones and guiding hand

A lonely hummingbird flitting through flowers
Trees gently mocking its feeble efforts and trials
Majestic, wandering, alone
Alice in wonderland without the Cheshire cats smiles

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  • 17 years ago

    by skyfox

    What an incredible picture you paint with your words. Your talent is obviously great. The imagery is brilliant throughout the entire poem. Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 18 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    I thought that was lovely, it was sad but well written. loved it
    xxxxx

  • 18 years ago

    by Emma

    This took my breath away! great!

  • 19 years ago

    by RainbowSlider

    Wow, another person to add to my favorites. Thanks for writing such wonderful poetry.

  • 19 years ago

    by N J Thornton

    I really enjoyed this poem. I thought the wording you used suited the style of the poem and you went into so much detail even with several reads, not all is revealed. I think over all is was a touchingly sad poem, It gave the feeling of isolation or loneliness and feelings of desperation.
    I really liked the final line “Alice in wonderland without the Cheshire cats smiles.” The reference to Alice in Wonderland puts a sense of naivety into the poem, and without Cheshire cats, the fairytale is lost.

    Personally, I wasn’t too keen of the line format with the third line being much shorter than the other three. It seems to me to interrupt the flow, and give the impression something is missing from that line. But maybe that was intential, I don't know...

    Overall a well written and detailed write. Keep up the good work!

    Ps Thanks for your feedback on my poem “Autumn Breeze.” The reason the lines are set out in that way was deliberate. I actually jaggered the lines in the original poem so they more or less flowed into one another. However, this site doesn’t work in that way and subsequently when submitted the lines were all placed directly underneath one another. That’s the problem with making pretty patterns in your work, but they were there for a reason that’s the irritating part.