Clothe Me In Grays of Pain

Clothe me in grays of pain!
Dead sun's ember
cannot warm a heart cold
with detachment.
Solitude, closest friend,
you remember
the days I walked life's road
with contentment.

Faye Lanham Gibson
Copyright, August 20, 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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September 1, 2015 at 11:41 PM
nice win... SKAT
Callus Avatar
August 31, 2015 at 11:46 AM
Well done Faye! You combined both visuals with an excellent dose of creativity. #7 Congratulations on your top win! // paul
Allison Avatar
August 30, 2015 at 6:08 AM
Dropping back with my congratulations Faye:-) Hugs Jan xx
A. Sharma Avatar
August 30, 2015 at 12:47 AM
Congrats on a very lovely first place win with this eloquent write Faye!
Dietrich Avatar
August 29, 2015 at 10:14 PM
It's so good to be seeing more poems of yours lately. You are one of my fave poets at Soup. Congrats on your top win. I just knew this would score big.
Hoffman Avatar
August 29, 2015 at 7:02 PM
Congratulations on your top win with this entry,well done
Allison Avatar
August 21, 2015 at 2:38 AM
beautiful interpretation of the images good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
Dietrich Avatar
August 20, 2015 at 6:44 PM
Very nicely done, Faye. I think you sure got the essence of it!
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