Mystic Rose Rose Poet Free verse

May the Angels Whisper You Goodnight

In the dampness of those unslept sheets I find my solace 
between the linear moments when you held my breath 
and the last time we said goodbye:

Awakened by the thunder every calm fiber 
goes dormant as I toss and turn 
searching for the memory of your warm body 
The rain slips easily from glass to ledge 
and so do my tears; 
Life with all its poignancy, cannot reach me here 
beneath thick blankets of denial. 
As I pretend the night away death does not exist,  
nor does it live here, anymore
In the dampness of those unslept sheets I find my solace
through poetry in flight,  
although I leave it to the angels, 
to whisper you, goodnight !

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Sotto Poet October 30, 2023 at 10:37 AM Your poetry has excellent syntax, which you've put to excellent use in terms of imagery and feeling. What an emotional poem. Congratulations on your win, Rose

Christina Bowring October 23, 2023 at 5:17 AM Gosh dear Rose this absolutely beautiful, heart rendering poem grabbed me from start to the last poetic word. What an impact. Even the wonderful title makes me want to shed tears. Your latest creation is divine. ‘The rain slips easily from glass to ledge and so do my tears’ I, like so many, can relate to this. Full of loss, heartbreak, denial and trying to find solace through all the grief. Those last four lines - tissues please! ‘ I’ll leave it to the angels’. Christina Bowring October 23, 2023 at 5:20 AM Your immense talent is on full display here because, like Sara, this feels very, very real and drawn from experience although fiction. This greatly touched me so it has to be a fave for me too! Thank you for this poignant read. Love and hugs xx

Aurore Severo October 23, 2023 at 12:48 AM Beautiful poetry and these days we could all use an Angel or even two! xoxo Mystic Rose Rose October 23, 2023 at 4:42 AM Dear Aurore, yes we can use an Angel or two or many, at our side, I do believe you have a special one from birth that never left your side for one minute, so good to make your acquaintance, :)

Joseph P. DiMino October 22, 2023 at 6:11 PM lovely read. Brought back memories of a very special person. When stepping from the ledge of blossom, we are given wings...and the untethered soul soars for eternity. We learn to live despite....live without...but never gone from within. Mystic Rose Rose October 23, 2023 at 4:41 AM I take it you lost a son if you did, my heart bleeds for you Joe, no greater pain for a parent. Thank God we got God's promises of reunion with our loved ones, something to live towards dear friend :)

Victor Buhagiar October 22, 2023 at 9:06 AM Lost love is always popular, I know well. It is how you develop it that counts. Your poem is made up of great diction, excelling in imagery and emotion. Truly a heartbreaking poem. Blessings. Mystic Rose Rose October 22, 2023 at 1:10 PM Heartbreaking we are all familiar with it at some point or other in our lives Victor glad you enjoyed it

Silent One October 22, 2023 at 1:44 AM This is so beautiful and touching, it is like your tears wrote this poem and the ink emotively flowed from your quill of perfection... your words are so tender and full of devotion my friend.. Mystic Rose Rose October 22, 2023 at 3:53 AM It was written while I was in the zone, S O so yes it would have been