Faded With the Night

Within the cinereal swirls
of clouded skies
I hear the quickened beat
of my pulse, fall within my steps
and the echoes of mind
on these empty streets
as i walk alone, lost
beneath the shadows
of buildings that fall
from lambent light
of crescent moon
in its slow rise

I see the glimmer
of thousands of faceless stars
among night's ebony drop
as they trace the darkness
scribbled through fate,
the distance between us
is just as great.

I feel hidden from life
like the last leaf
on near naked trees
beneath winter's frigid touch
yet i cling beneath the winds of time
ungrounded, yet untouched

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 9/7/2019 6:07:00 PM
Hello Sandra Adams, as i read this poem, i can see the images passing by. have a nice evening my friend.
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Date: 9/8/2019 11:33:00 AM
Thank you so much my friend... hugs :)
Date: 8/5/2019 9:44:00 PM
Quite lovely in scope; wonderful imagery.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 8/6/2019 2:02:00 PM
Thank you for your visit and kind words ML :)
Date: 8/4/2019 6:32:00 PM
"I see the glimmer of thousands of faceless stars" - I had never thought of them as faceless, but I guess they are. This is deep!
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Date: 8/4/2019 7:06:00 PM
Thank you...my muse digs some different images up sometimes, but i guess all muses do... :)
Date: 8/4/2019 3:05:00 PM
Last leaf on near naked trees, that's just pure gold, loved this one Sandy. Sometimes when they flow quickly without much thought those are the most satisfying ones of all!
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Date: 8/4/2019 3:21:00 PM
Thank you John, this time of year is often somber, many loved ones left at summer's end, many birthdays of those gone also fall within the same time frame....my muse always pulls something in from it....and i agree, sometimes she struggles when i try to force feed her thoughts, i give in and let her go sometimes :) hugs
Date: 8/4/2019 9:03:00 AM
You penned this beautifully Sandra..
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Date: 8/4/2019 9:22:00 AM
Thank you Joseph....sometimes when i give in to the muse and spare a few minutes the outcome is nicer than force fed thoughts.... hugs :)
Date: 8/4/2019 1:13:00 AM
Sanda this is full of feeling...like the last leaf on near naked trees...nicely penned. a fav.
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Sandra Adams
Date: 8/4/2019 9:20:00 AM
Thank you Jeanne... this was one of those 5 minute writes from a train of thoughts....glad you enjoyed it...Thanks for the honor of being a favorite of yours :) hugs
Date: 8/3/2019 10:43:00 PM
The pain is felt in each step, in each line of this write. A haunting piece. So nicely done! :) gw
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Date: 8/4/2019 9:16:00 AM
Thank you Gershon, sometimes something sparks a fire under my muse and she goes off in a direction of her own! hugs :)
Date: 8/3/2019 2:59:00 PM
Sandra, I enjoyed reading your poem with the vivid imagery. A lovely and melancholy piece. Love, Kim
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Date: 8/3/2019 8:32:00 PM
Thank you Kim for your visit and kind words :)
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