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Like a Widow

pitiful what the mirror holds with glassy eyes, death now beholds tangled webs of skin's layered shawl, like a widow, night comes to crawl lies sticky sweet, hang bead to glass as memories of life soon pass death grabs the soul within the shawl, like a widow, night comes to crawl darkness drains the last bit of hope, dangles his prey on tiny rope then pulls the strings from tattered shawl, like a widow, night comes to crawl

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Joseph May

Date: 12/19/2013 11:27:00 AM

congrats on a fine win Sandra

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 8:20:00 PM

Thank you Joseph...hugs

Roger Horsch

Date: 12/19/2013 8:04:00 AM

A very well written poem Sandra, I enjoyed reading this one and congrats on your win

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 8:20:00 PM

Thank you so much Roger :)

Tim Ryerson

Date: 12/19/2013 7:22:00 AM

I've gotten so used to reading your free verse that this one took me by surprise...Shouldn't be though...The words flow so naturally here just as they always do and I LOVE the alliteration...Congrats my friend! - Tim

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 8:20:00 PM

Thank you Tim...occassionally my muse finds a way through different forms...i enjoy the journeys :) hugs

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 12/19/2013 6:36:00 AM

Enjoyed reading your well deserved win, Sandra

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 8:19:00 PM

thank you Dr Ram :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/18/2013 10:49:00 PM

hello Sandra, hope you are well :) Stopping by with a smile... Congratulations & thanks for supporting my contest. always~ LINDA

Sandra Adams
Date: 12/27/2013 8:18:00 PM

thank you Linda for the note and feeling the poem wortjy of a win :) hugs

Cherl Dunn

Date: 11/16/2013 8:04:00 PM

To cool bravo this would capture poes attention. well done my friend. and thanks for comment on mt typoon write. cheri

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/27/2013 9:55:00 PM

thank you Cheri :)

Mark Peterson

Date: 11/15/2013 6:17:00 PM

Sandra, the widow idea is original and compelling though I bet this was difficult to write. Still, you make the difficult look easy. On death and rebirth, see "Gibbous Moon," which I just posted.

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/15/2013 10:08:00 PM

thank you so much Mark :)

Poet. Undertaker

Date: 11/15/2013 11:03:00 AM

wonderful poem. (: ) Jenish.

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/15/2013 10:08:00 PM

thank you Jenish :)

Nocturnal Poet

Date: 11/14/2013 11:05:00 AM

HEY HI I AM A NEW POETRY SOUP MEMBER AND REALLY MADE A CORRECT CHOICE STOPPING ON YOUR POEM AS IT IS TOO GOOD REALLY LIKED IT A LOT AN AWESOME IMAGINATION LOVE MAHIMA!!!!!!!!!

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/14/2013 11:18:00 AM

Thank you so much for your visit and kind comment...welcome aboard :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/13/2013 4:26:00 PM

very interesting image, like a widow! I would never have thought of one like this! Is it for a particular contest, Sandy? It's wonderful to see you experiment with kyrielle. I hope that form!

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 8:10:00 PM

nope...don't think it fits any of the current contests! and thank you :)

Ifeanyi Bob Ekechukwu

Date: 11/13/2013 3:07:00 PM

Wow! A fascinating write my dear friend. Deep and well arranged,love the rhythm...kudos! Thanks once again for ur graceful visits. Love, Based on Belief.

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 8:10:00 PM

Thank you so much for your kind comment :) hugs

Carrie Richards

Date: 11/13/2013 12:52:00 PM

This repeated refrain only makes it more emphatic......enough to give one the chill of death. Wow.....well done !!

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 8:11:00 PM

Thank you Carrie....hugs :)

Lisa Cooper

Date: 11/13/2013 12:36:00 PM

wonderful piece, love the analogy between the web and wrinkles.

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 8:11:00 PM

Thank you for your visit and comment :) hugs

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/13/2013 12:22:00 PM

despondent mood thta brings to light tthe shadow of sorrow, sandra.. you wove this in a most lyrical, flowing way... i like, like the mood and content..:) huggs

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 8:12:00 PM

thank you Nette....hugs :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/13/2013 11:02:00 AM

wow, I feel like boarding my windows shut all of a sudden. lol...jk...love it. .. Sandra, not was I was expecting. .even better... never know what the night mirrored reflection is....enjoyed

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 11:11:00 AM

thank you Linda...just don't board the windows shut, we all need the light to push away the darkness :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/13/2013 10:49:00 AM

.... thoughts about death, strangling her .... deep and touching poem Sandra. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 10:54:00 AM

cancer kind of became the black widow spider...chemo the hope that lied...in the end, the breaths became labored...cancer choked... thank you ...hugs :)

Poet Tacito

Date: 11/13/2013 9:48:00 AM

Impeccable flow in your lines. Reflection's true colors in the spotlight. Tremendous impact you hit me with. Awesome.

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/13/2013 9:51:00 AM

Thank you Drake...i dabble in forms every now and again...free verse just seems to be my most common musings :) hugs