Sandra Adams Poet Free verse

Immuration

is compassion for others
often learned through
one's own pain?

as an autodidact
i often questioned love
and its existence
always searching for answers
or something more
yet always containing myself
in solitary confinement 
at the park

no one ever found me there

when laughter is subdued
behind a wall of pain
and emotions sneak out
through the corners of eyes
memories always take me back

no one will find me there

from the edge of the dock
the trees on creek's reflection
form a tunnel upstream
and lure me in
pink splashes of dusk
mark the spot
where a child once stood
and i feel her innocence

somehow i find myself there...

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Chris Green October 25, 2019 at 9:36 AM The poem and the photo were both absolutely beautiful. Though a bit lonely, the poem does brings special thoughts to the mind and the solace that is often found when being alone in nature. I am sorry I wasn't around when you first posted this, but I am now. Sandra Adams October 25, 2019 at 10:44 AM Thank you Chris...that place in the photo is a creek where i played as a child... they made it into a park in memory of the land owner...they built a dock over the water, if you stand on it you can see down stream and it often looks like a mirror, the sky always smiles back....i seek refuge there often... hugs

Timothy Hicks February 22, 2016 at 4:45 PM What a joy it is to have an escape, and that you have a brain and heart that can capture the feeling of it, so that we can see and experience it as well. Immersive and deep introspection, as always.

Connie Marcum Wong February 22, 2016 at 1:24 AM Emotions are palpable in this wonderful winning poem Sandra. I loved it. Congratulations! #7

Dr. Upma A. Sharma February 21, 2016 at 9:53 PM Congrats on ur great win Sandra.

Carol B. February 21, 2016 at 1:51 PM Wow! Sandra you're truly gifted.

Emile Pinet February 21, 2016 at 10:51 AM Your heart refuses to see the worst and directs your soul to seek the best, and thus hope is nurtured. You have managed to capture human reactions and emotions and weave them into a poem that is easy to relate to and understand. Emile.

Poet Destroyer A February 20, 2016 at 9:32 PM Sandra, I am so happy to see you on Craig's list. He's one of my favorite contest judge of this site. :), Congratulations on your awesome win. Always ~LINDA~ Sandra Adams February 21, 2016 at 6:42 AM Thank you Linda, he's a favorite of mine too, he always has good topics and seems to spark my muse with them even when she's been hiding... hugs

Anthony Mark February 20, 2016 at 9:09 PM Very abstract, a bit of internalising, don't think the pictures were needed, you already painted a picture of quiet solitude, ...Mark Sandra Adams February 21, 2016 at 6:43 AM Thank you, i mainly wanted the one with the pink x upon the water, it was my inspiration for that last verse...:)

Elaine George February 20, 2016 at 5:56 PM Fantastic free verse, Sandra. Many congrats on your top-notch win. Elaine Sandra Adams February 21, 2016 at 6:43 AM thank you Elaine :)

Andrea Dietrich February 20, 2016 at 5:26 PM you are brilliant , Sandra. I just knew this contest was right up your alley. Congrats to you, my friend. Sandra Adams February 21, 2016 at 6:45 AM Thank you Andrea...I barely made the contest with this piece, by time i found time to write it, the contest was 2 away from being over....hugs

Paul Callus February 20, 2016 at 2:04 PM Having studied Latin I understand that the title is referring to walls, thus your words "solitary confinement". You ask questions to which, deep down, you already have the answers, Sandra. I give this reflective poem a high rating, especially since it manages to lead me furtively to the place where you memories lure you. #7 (this would have been ideal for the 'park' contest.) ~ Regards // paul Paul Callus February 21, 2016 at 7:00 AM Congrats on your win:) Sandra Adams February 21, 2016 at 6:47 AM thank you again! :) Paul Callus February 20, 2016 at 3:18 PM ...glad you managed the pictures:) Sandra Adams February 20, 2016 at 2:10 PM i did manage to get it out in time, just under the wire for the park contest...i have pictures to go with it on my computer but do not know how to include them! Thank you for your kind words, glad i could lure you there...i love this place, it seems to have a nice healing power, for me anyway!

Richard Lamoureux February 20, 2016 at 10:28 AM I love this one Sandra! Sandra Adams February 20, 2016 at 2:12 PM thank you so much Richard! hugs

Dah Dahlusion February 20, 2016 at 9:29 AM "pink splashes of dusk mark the spot where a child once stood and i feel her innocence somehow i find myself there..." Bravo Poet! Sandra Adams February 20, 2016 at 9:35 AM thank you, i have an image that goes with it but cannot figure out how to post it.... Dah Dahlusion February 20, 2016 at 9:35 AM You're welcome!