Gregory Richard Barden Poet Etheree

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Life's Last Abyss

"Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the                        beautiful, the tender, the kind" - Edna St. Vincent Millay


soft
ripples
spread gently ...
death's frail surface
trembles with our grief
as each soul we cherish
plunges the gossamer veil ...
the warm arms of peaceful release
await there 'midst the tender darkness
to hold them close in their boundless dreaming.


Written and submitted on May 21, 2020
For the "Etheree" Poetry Contest
Dear Heart, Sponsor.

( Syllables = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, counted at HowManySyllables.com )

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Constance La France May 28, 2020 at 10:31 AM Greg, beautifully penned and congratulations on your win in my contest _Constance

Aditi Mishra May 25, 2020 at 1:36 PM The "warm arms of peaceful release" is such a soothing imagery of death. This has a lot of depth. Congratulations on your win Greg! :)

Jenish Somadas May 25, 2020 at 10:26 AM as each soul we cherish.. plunges the gossamer veil ...Wonderful write..Great win Gregory..

John Watt May 24, 2020 at 8:09 PM Back to congratulate you for your top placement in the etheree contest. Death is a topic that deserves deep contemplation. I liked your line "plunges the gossamer veil". Cheers, my friend.

Jeanne Mcgee May 24, 2020 at 5:19 PM Such beauty in your deaths' frail surface...to hold them close in their boundless dreaming...a fav!

Eve Roper May 24, 2020 at 4:37 PM Nicely done, Greg, congratulations on your 1st place win. Hugs Eve

John Watt May 21, 2020 at 6:14 PM Greg, excellent take on the Millay quote. Love the line "death's frail surface trembles with our grief". This should be a winner, my friend. Always a joy to read your poetic musings. Blessings ~ John Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:27 PM You are very kind, John, and I thank you sincerely for the wonderful comments ... blessings to you, my friend! :o)