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I Cloak My Sadness Well

I cloak my sadness very well;
It's rather like a quilt--
The material? I'm not quite sure,
But I think it's stitched of guilt.
And it keeps me warm in summer;
While in winter I am cool--
Seems I cloak my sadness very well,
Just as any lonely fool.

~M

Copyright © Mel Merrill | Year Posted 2014

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Robert Lindley Date: 6/11/2014 8:00:00 AM Very creative and emotionally driven write my friend and such is the essence of poetry. So much said in such few words. BBBBRAVOOOO!!! Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/11/2014 10:56:00 AM Thanks Robert--for this and the mail. Shakespeare once wrote, "Brevity is the soul of wit." I luv that. In the years I have taught poetry, the main thing I tell the kids that distinguishes poetry from prose, is the economy of language--the ability to say a lot with a little--and without the constraints of grammar. Works for me :)

Lucilla Carrillo Date: 6/7/2014 10:47:00 PM A nice poem Mel, but don't ever consider yourself a fool. Life goes on, so smile - tomorrow is a new day. Blessings always... Lucilla Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/7/2014 11:18:00 PM Thank you Lucilla. A fool in the romantic sense...if there is such a thing. I appreciate your words of encouragement, and will look forward to tomorrow being a better day...hugs...Mel :)

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 6/7/2014 6:19:00 PM Ahhhh, yes Mel. Less is always more for me and this poem speaks volumes with just a few well chosen words. I got a little sense of pain and sorrow interlaced in there as well. Letting go of it is the secret to joy. Blessings my friend. You write soooo well! Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/7/2014 11:21:00 PM Aloha! Thank you for the visit, Connie, and for the kind comment. There's pain, al right. In this poem, there is no dawn. Glad you liked it, and appreciated its darkness and brevity. Hope all is well there on the Islands:) Hugs...Mel :)

Eileen Manassian Date: 6/4/2014 2:21:00 PM No, Mel.....then I must be a fool as well. Any place for me there on that blanket of yours? Take heart.... we are the true sane ones. Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/4/2014 2:56:00 PM Plenty of room. I could use the company. Hey, maybe then I wouldn't need the quilt. I spend a lot of time at the local mall--with my work, and I see hundreds of apparently happy couples. Why not me, I wonder? A rhetorical question, I guess. Hugs :)

Kim Van Breda Date: 6/4/2014 1:23:00 PM Hi Mel Imagery spot on here. The truth, cloaked is a common phenomenon. Thanks for stopping by my poems. SA is....beautiful, but unfortunately very corrupt and a dangerous place to live... sadly. Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/4/2014 3:00:00 PM That's not right. Move here. Sunny, movie stars and a million things to see and do. And with me, you're always safe :) Hugs and smiles....Mel

Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/4/2014 7:36:00 AM Great imagination, you have skillfully stitched this one together. Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/4/2014 3:02:00 PM Thank you Richard...I tried :) Smiles and blessings my friend...Mel :)

Arthur Vaso Date: 6/3/2014 10:14:00 PM Can I have my cloak back please? This is an amazing poem Mel Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/4/2014 1:18:00 AM Thank you Arthur. I can always count on you to generously comment. I'm very glad you liked the poem, for if I have a talent at all, it's playing with words. Hope all is well and good, my friend...Mel

Casarah Nance Date: 6/3/2014 8:22:00 PM a quilt stitched with guilt a unique picture, I have never heard that before and I like it, it is a very powerful image. I don't want you to be sad, but you're a poet, so it comes with the territory. smile for me babe Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/4/2014 3:04:00 PM Does come with the territory. The creative mind is a peculiar and sometimes sad and lonely place to be. Aren't I lucky? Hugs and smiles, babe...Mel :)

Tim Smith Date: 6/3/2014 5:11:00 PM You express your sadness well Mel... (you put the wrong form...a concrete takes the shape of what you are describing) Hope these feelings pass shortly...Tim Login to Reply Mel Merrill Date: 6/5/2014 12:09:00 AM I knew that, but hit the wrong form. I changed it, though. Thanks for the visit and concern. It's greatly appreciated. Things will brighten up, but it's going to be a tough few days. Oh well. All the best...Mel :)