Gregory Richard Barden | + Follow Poet |
Free verse | + Fav Poem | Comment | Email | Print |

Hard Truth, Soft Shell

PS Resident Revenant ...

  "I shall embrace it," he sighed, transmuting  -

Blood, no stain, he thought,

  Not even frost on the pane ...

        Missed ... he'd not ever be.





** This is the one-thousandth (1,000) poem I have written and posted since joining Poetry Soup a couple of years ago, (12.6.16), at which time I had no intention of making poetry a "serious" thing, lol ... you just never know, do you? It was meant as a farewell piece, but a friend changed my mind ...

Despite the motivations behind that, I want to thank you all for the incredible kindness and encouragement you have shown me over these many months, as I was but an ignorant newbie when I showed up on this doorstep, having written TWO poems in my entire life previous to joining ...

I can't express sufficiently how much poetry now means to me - what a huge part of my questionable existence it has become - but it was the sweet and thoughtful comments from all of you that made it so, proving again that a website, much as anything, is only as good as its people.

Sincerest blessings and deepest appreciation to you all ... I can never repay the debt. ** <3

Please Login to post a comment

John Hamilton Date: 7/31/2019 3:49:00 PM Congrats G on the big miglia You have an astounding gift thanks for sharing with us. Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 7/31/2019 4:48:00 PM You are very kind, John, and I thank you so much, my friend - blessings! :o)

Edward Ibeh Date: 7/26/2019 1:18:00 PM Happy 1,000th, my poet brother:-) Write on.... Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 7/31/2019 4:47:00 PM Many kind thanks, Sir Edward - so appreciated, Bro! :o)

M. L. Kiser Date: 7/25/2019 6:40:00 PM Wow, you have grown! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 7/31/2019 4:46:00 PM Thank you so much, my friend - blessings! :o)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/23/2019 6:40:00 PM wow, what a sweet poem reflecting on your experience here as a friend and poet. I can't believe you did not write but two poems before you came here. INCREDIBLE. I started out much younger than you : At 45 . hahaha Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 7/31/2019 4:46:00 PM Thank you so much, Andrea, I greatly appreciate it! I wish I had the body of work that you do, but I'm getting there ... I never dreamed I'd write 1K, lol!!

Robert Lindley Date: 7/21/2019 7:15:00 AM Sad that life carries with it the vanities and too oft indifference born from self-serving acrobats.. Great verse my friend..... A fav..... as truth should be so honored. Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 7/21/2019 9:24:00 AM I thought, of anyone, you would appreciate this one, Robert ... and see inside the lines. Many thanks and blessings for the kind words, My Friend! :o)