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April Is Cruel

Wind whipped waves
assault the shore.
Gray spray spurts,
showers the steps 
and the path
we used to walk, 
each time, 
before I left you
in the glistening city.

Cold clouds have swallowed
the skyline.
Always difficult,
saying goodbye
is harder today.

4/25/2018

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Line Gauthier

Date: 9/17/2018 2:05:00 PM

Lovely, Agnes.

Jan Allison

Date: 5/15/2018 6:39:00 PM

superb imagery, your free verse is exceptional Agnes and I love your use of alliteration,:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/9/2018 8:49:00 AM

Seeing this one again, I just really love it, Agnes. Not for any contest? I wish I was inspired to write poems not for contests!!

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/9/2018 1:00:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. I find that lately, the contest prompts have not spoken to me. I have only been able to write about hings that really moved me. I hope to get more writing done over the summer; the past few weeks were very busy and I was not in the right space.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 4/29/2018 9:58:00 PM

Beautiful words! Did I ever tell you, you are my favorite real life physicists? LOL

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/9/2018 1:01:00 PM

aww - thanks, arthur

Viv Wigley

Date: 4/29/2018 2:58:00 AM

Suitably bleak and lonely, Agnes, a lovely piece. Viv x

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/9/2018 1:01:00 PM

Glad I got that across, Viv - thanks!

Paul Callus

Date: 4/28/2018 5:02:00 PM

My type of poetry...building up the momentum to reach a fitting climax. A delight to read, Agnes. Regards // paul

Agnes Krampe
Date: 4/28/2018 8:07:00 PM

Thank you, Paul, for your visit and comment.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/27/2018 8:25:00 AM

Pictures and poem with a bit of shadow eave the mind to wonder and wander. Well done Agnes.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 4/27/2018 4:22:00 PM

Thanks, Richard.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/26/2018 9:43:00 PM

an effective free verse poem, as always, Agnes. Great imagery.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 4/27/2018 4:22:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea.

FJ Thomas

Date: 4/26/2018 6:05:00 PM

I love how you've left the type of goodbye up to the heart of each reader Agnes. Very beautiful.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 4/26/2018 8:31:00 PM

Thank you, FJ. I like to leave some ambiguity; as a reader, I prefer poems that leave me some room to fill with my own meaning, not the ones that spell out every detail. Thank you for your visit.