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the raspy whisper

finally
 
gets my full attention -
wistfully I smile
..for its persistence reminds me of you..

the crisp red leaf 
scuttles scrapingly
across the gray pavement
to and fro 
like a dancing crab
moving with the whims of the winds
chasing me 
as it seemed like I had once chased my dreams;
blown in directions left up to chance 
..until I met you..

..is it now, as it was then 
Destiny?
for in this instant, my sense of direction
seems predestined.. 

a smoky scent 
spices the chilled blue air
reminding me of our cozy nights 
curled with the fire 

..entranced
as we were
with our warmth 
and our flame..

could it be
love signals from the hearth
calling me home..?

..my soul
feels akin to the red leaf,
the wafting smoke
and I am ready to follow..

Would the cold atmosphere be so cruel 
as to play capricious tricks upon my eyes... or

..is that really
YOU
standing there..?

Oh! 
my beloved,
how my broken spirit 
has suffered
in my pining desire to be with you -

I run to you!
years of yearning prayers answered
fingertips straining - stretching further 
reaching out to touch you,
the whole of my being aching 
to hold you and enfold you

..ah, I feel your heat
so very close to me..

Alas!
I fall to my knees,
my arms empty 
but for the loss I carry..
your warm breath 
on the nape of my neck 
only my hot want 
brewed with a cool wisp of the breeze 
  
..Oh, God! Please!
just let it be
let me go..!

my forsaken flame less than a dying ember;
I but ashes in my grief
withered
in my autumn season
without you
still...

I’m slow to realize...
that your fading glow just the sun slanting low 
blurring wicked whimsy with my wild sorrow 
in the burning of these bitter tears. 


Susan Ashley 
December 2, 2018


~ First Place ~
Contest: NA the day away
Sponsor: Lu Loo
*N/A’d: Best Free Verse 2019 Poetry Contest*


~ Honorable Mention ~
Contest: Your Choice (2) Any Theme, Form
Sponsor: Brian Strand


~ Poem Of The Day ~  
December 4, 2018
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