End of the Road

LOST SOUVENIRS Your distant gaze flits, nearly bare Like a mist that smothers the road Windblown by chill; here, everywhere A promise ending as breaths explode My heart trickles as dew submits To a quivering that grieves, For our tattered love now wilts As sullen face of moon retrieves. Oh, cloudbursts wrap hours’ deep pining, Traces of ardor become one; And souvenirs no longer bring The charmed laughter and its reason. 1/7/2017 Nicola Byrne's Poet's Choice- End Of The Road, Just Friends

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Date: 1/16/2017 11:58:00 AM
Loved this Nette. The melancholy of lost love with a wonderful metaphoric title.
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Date: 1/16/2017 7:03:00 AM
Great write and win Nette...Congrats
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Date: 1/8/2017 1:59:00 PM
You convey that feeling of sadness so perfectly in this write Nette. Wishing you the best for the contest with this beauty. I see I also missed your birthday.. Happy Belated Birthday to you. Hope you had a brilliant day ;)
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Date: 1/7/2017 11:56:00 AM
Very intensely passionate poem, Nette. A poet's poem. The writing, the flow, the heart torn message ... put them all together, a masterfully penned poem. Excellent prose, dear. Have a blessed new year. Love and joy to you and yours.
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Date: 1/6/2017 7:52:00 PM
Such lovely imagery as always, Nette. Sure to do well in the contest. Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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Date: 1/6/2017 6:13:00 PM
Hello my dear, this a great write. Journey is not the end of the road,unless you refuse to take the turn......
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Date: 1/6/2017 3:58:00 PM
There is a song that says "at least leave me enough love to hold in the palm of my hands" your poem made me think of it
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Date: 1/6/2017 2:13:00 PM
- A first class poem, but a little sad Nette -- Best wishes for a happy weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/6/2017 7:58:00 AM
I have found beauty, depth, meaningful cause, sincerity and passion in your every poem that I have read! To me that marks a fantastic poet and you are without any doubt that my friend. Another fav and its an honor to read your work and be a friend.A7
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Date: 1/5/2017 3:47:00 PM
Nette, I can feel the sadness and the loss in this poem but once again, like everything else I have read by you, it is so beautifully written that even in the sadness your words seem to sing from the screen. You are an amazing poet.
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