Daniel Turner Poet Italian Sonnet

Ghost Town Memories

While wand'ring ghost town scenes of memories
Loose mind like shutters bang in channeled thoughts
Old haunting spirits restless and distraught
Now roam deserted streets like tumbleweeds
Dirt devils funnel, scattering dead seeds
As rattling chains of broken bonds stretch taut
Dark tortured faceless shadows, though not sought
Appear in screenless windows taunting me
Behind saloons in alleys where we played
Lie trash cans spilled of hope and broken dreams
Discarded remnants of relationships
Have all but disappeared from time's decay
Those youthful days spent by the sun dried stream
Are now recalled in silent somberness



  an original poem by the "poemdog" Daniel Turner

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Tom Quigley March 22, 2016 at 4:46 PM Very nice write. Vivid. It got windy and overcast here for a few minutes. Daniel Turner March 22, 2016 at 4:52 PM Thank you, Tom. I hear ya, seems as if clouds come out of nowhere these days. Hope you are having a great day. Peace my friend:)

Charlie Smith March 22, 2016 at 4:14 PM You could fool me that you had a hard time with this one. Good work DT, I enjoyed the read.. Daniel Turner March 22, 2016 at 4:23 PM Thank you, Charlie. Had to rewrite this one about 6 times. I am trying to leave out all of the filler words that give a sonnet it's flow and it can be very challenging to say the least. I appreciate your kind comments. Peace my friend:)

Tim Smith March 22, 2016 at 3:57 PM Very nice sonnet DT...I'm not leaving, I was just having one of those days. I'm much better today. Daniel Turner March 22, 2016 at 4:00 PM I am glad you are not leaving and am happy you are better. It's great to see your smile! This was a hard sonnet to write! I appreciate your kind comments. I'm always a click away my friend. Peace:):)