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Fading Fast

Fragility, having the potential not to last
the assured ability to become the past
to succumb to what may pass
like broken glass
a burning ash
a torn sash
time erodes all 
even those things kept
regardless of those who have wept
broom and wind has finally swept
until there was almost nothing left
and as words fade from memory
flowers decay from withering
feeling emerge from our remembering
the fragile thing we knew would not last
but alas our hopes of holding fast
our friendship our love
our bond to a past
a present fragility has come at last

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 5/6/2023 7:03:00 PM
Very emotive and very well written, John... This is one of those poems that just tugs at the reader's heartstrings...Too often we forget how fragile anything can truly be...
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Date: 6/6/2023 11:58:00 AM
Forgot I was this good. I see your as serious about writing as I was. Keep it up.
Date: 5/16/2016 10:20:00 AM
Salute to your pen and a well done to the mind out of which this sea of wisdom emanated. A definite 7
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Date: 10/12/2015 1:53:00 AM
Wow! What a fabulous write here....... The beautiful flow of your write depicted imagery that brought your write to life in the mind and sense of the readers.....a wise and fascinating piece.........A.M.
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Date: 10/11/2015 7:30:00 PM
Hi John! Thanks for stopping by! The older I get, the more I realize this truth, wise words! jimbo
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Date: 10/11/2015 7:23:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your very good rhythmic and rhyming work..Good job!!! Thanks for stopping by..Long time not see or hear..Sara
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Date: 10/11/2015 6:22:00 PM
Dear John What a sad poem of ending of loving, it's got such a tragic feeling to it, it hits the emotions of finality I'm hoping things get better if this is written about you my friend, excellent poem on these emotions though, and thank you for the O.M.G. comment, cheri D.
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Date: 10/11/2015 4:35:00 PM
ahhh, this one is sad!! When love and friendship became this fragile!!
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Date: 10/11/2015 3:17:00 PM
So nice to read your verse this Sunday afternoon. A family of poets aye?Light & Love
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Date: 8/12/2015 8:29:00 PM
I like this very much, :)
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