Carolyn Devonshire Poet Free verse

Drifting

different drumbeats, separate Lives

he inhales the wind song

a static cling to yesterday

held in his heart until his melody fades

life, love, hope circle the drain

aging realist at one with his pain

love’s last aria

melancholy oboe resigns with setting sun
     
when two are no longer one 

chasm widens between haunting roars

tribal drums on opposite shores

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Carol Sunshine Brown June 29, 2011 at 4:59 AM A belated congratulations on your win in Brian's contest Carolyn. Love, Carol

Andrea Dietrich June 9, 2011 at 8:00 PM A sad one, but very well crafted, Carolyn. Congrats on your deserved win in this contest. I really enjoyed this one.

Elaine George June 9, 2011 at 5:32 AM Incredible emotional depths. Many congrats on your WIN, with this sensational Free Verse, Carolyn, Lainie

Debbie Guzzi June 8, 2011 at 6:07 PM "a static cling to yesterday" wonderful imagery and emotion! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

Ralph Taylor June 8, 2011 at 5:09 PM Congrats on your win, Carolyn. Excellent piece. Nice going. xxxRalph

Dr.Ram Mehta June 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM Congratulations on the third place win in the contest, Carolyn

Nette Onclaud June 8, 2011 at 1:52 PM my congrats for hitting the charts with this poignant write..:) huggs, nette

John Freeman February 1, 2011 at 10:02 AM Congratulations Carloyn on your worthy poem's feature on "Contempory American Voices." Agape, Moses

Roger Page June 6, 2010 at 10:21 PM So Sad So True.......... Love Roger x

Thomas Kurdyla June 2, 2010 at 8:45 AM Carolyn, congratulations on your first round success here! All the best of luck and happiness. Tom

Jared Pickett June 1, 2010 at 12:38 AM Excellent..... Congrats on the place in round 1.....:JP]

Tim Ryerson May 6, 2010 at 4:13 PM Wow, Carolyn!...Don't know how I managed to miss THIS beauty from you!...The first and last line introduce and conclude this poem perfectly...beautiful words and flow!...'Circle the drain' is my favorite line - Tim

Vince Suzadail Jr. May 6, 2010 at 9:21 AM You are quite a writer. Congrats on a well deserved feature. Vince

John Freeman May 3, 2010 at 7:12 PM Congratulations carolyn on your beautiful poem feature this week, My friend. Agape, Moses

Margaret Foster May 3, 2010 at 4:47 PM Congratulations on being featured this week Carolyn...This is a soft pensive work, well done...Margaret

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 3, 2010 at 4:32 PM Congrats Carolyn on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. an excellent choice to feature and share with us all.. with luv.. from the "Sweetheart"

Chuck Keys May 3, 2010 at 1:22 PM wow. i enjoyed this. intense real yet very soft. relationships are never ending, always redefining themselves - it's tought sometimes to keep up! thank you, chuck

Connie Marcum Wong May 3, 2010 at 1:20 PM Carolyn, I missed this beautiful poem and so glad I saw it featured. Congratulations! Your words are profound and poignant. This is going into my fav. folder. Love, Connie

Janette Fisher May 3, 2010 at 9:33 AM Carolyn - many congrats on yet another one of your amazing piece being featured. Love Janette

Carol Sunshine Brown May 3, 2010 at 4:27 AM Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup. May you have many more features Carolyn and a wonderful week. Love,Carol

Brian Strand May 3, 2010 at 12:30 AM Very wistful words,like the presentation of these couplets Carolyn.Rgds Brian

Lynette Chachere April 17, 2010 at 12:20 PM your line on when two are no longer one is a very deep way to express.no matter how much you try not drifting apart, the other will only allow a silence and the unspoken words will grow until one day everything must be forgotten in order to be mended, or the other will just break, and realize, what was done was never worth it. -Always&Forever Lynette

Andrea Dietrich February 5, 2010 at 9:58 PM I think I read this a while back. I loved it then and I love it now. Congratulations! Luv, Andrea

L'Nass Shango February 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM Carolyn, this is art of rarest beauty. Quite a gem indeed. I love this ... form (style), cadence (magic), the depth of the contents ... superb. Thanks for always being there for me. One love.

Carol Sunshine Brown February 5, 2010 at 4:24 AM Congratulations on your win in Mac's contest Carolyn. Love,Carol

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