Ashes

Ashes

 

More silences than soft embraces, 

now we're lost with little left to say;

what used to be the flame of love

has gone to ashes, pale and cold and gray.

Stilted words and courtesies

are all that seem to slip from our tired lips

as quick the fount of memory fades, 

the dying ember flickers now and dips.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Anderson Avatar
November 20, 2008 at 5:38 AM
Hi Keith, we've all been there, sad but true, so very well summed up, a really good write, best wishes Ann.
Lewis Avatar
November 14, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Beautiful. Thank you for the comment on my poem "Devouring Midnight". To answer your questions, no I am not British. I've also been around on poetry soup for quite a while I just haven't posted until recently. Thank you again for you kind words.
Huscroft Avatar
November 14, 2008 at 6:22 AM
Lovely Keith... sad soft words make this very effective...I love it (except for the contraction of even)
Moreno Avatar
November 14, 2008 at 1:47 AM
Good poem, nicely penned.
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November 13, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Beautiful poem Keith. The imagry was delightful. Bev Briatico
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