Get Your Premium Membership

Gossamery Wind

i have seen the pale horse unmask your face color it white till you blended with him like a blank stare of the moon his hooves beat in a heart where silence now falls as a gossamery wind caught my breath beneath the still of yours his pace separated our worlds through the eternal place of his own your soul temporized within his passage into partings of darkness drawn through shades of eyes that once could blink away fog yet now lost the ability to do so under the seal of fate I have seen the indurated clay that holds you tight yet your shadows tramp my mind as if it were a common street these vivid memories hook my thoughts as if fifty bucks could own my soul curse you, even in death your immortality still robs choking me of every breath my scars harbor your death i close my eyes to these blocks of mind your soul still owns... I resurrect the pale horse, curse him yet place him higher than the stone walls or granite that bears your name and kiss nothingness at your grave my mind becomes calm again but my roots remain twisted beneath the silence of your wind yet i curse you and i curse him the same!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 2/5/2020 7:08:00 AM
Congratulations my friend on your win in the contest. This dark and heart wrenching piece spoke to many and it landed in the spot it so richly deserved.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 2/5/2020 10:20:00 AM
thank you so much Chris...I appreciate you and all your kind comments.... hugs
Date: 9/13/2019 2:51:00 PM
Third - and the other two also held anger but this one overflows with anger as lassoed by emotional rope that twists, knots and swings within your very heart beats. Yay to you for writing without fear of feeling, for walking into pain that it might grow you - so many cannot / will not do that. Yi, Honey - another Wow ... CayCay
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 9/13/2019 6:51:00 PM
Thank you my friend, i felt cheated, she never loved me until she made amends when death came her way, i the person i am was her caregiver and got the love i always craved only to have it taken from me soon after.... hugs :)
Date: 10/31/2013 5:14:00 PM
wow nice fantasy, I'd like to know more about these people! Light & Love
Login to Reply
Date: 9/16/2013 6:16:00 PM
You are so amazing, Sandra. Your command of the English language and your unique imagery. Truly one of the brightest stars of Soup to bring such poetry as this to the table. So glad I found you here!! another fave!
Login to Reply
Date: 9/16/2013 12:40:00 PM
HEARTFELT BEAUTIFUL PIECE I TIP MY HAT PENNED EXCELLENT
Login to Reply
Date: 9/16/2013 9:17:00 AM
Heartbreaking and trancendent at the same time.
Login to Reply

Book: Reflection on the Important Things