Mirrors Age

As morn braces against the emptiness of night
And cock crows echo in waves of yellow light

Fallen mixed colors brush along the coarseness’ of stone
As fall would have them, these leaves of gold

Age as time moving swiftly through coveted hope
Laid far along twisted roads, yearning there and then
to be not parted here, have alas a distance near

But what of it, who so best to have it, more!

I tire now on thinking further, 
and would love to simply settle
On piles of leaves bright along the way
To answer no more
to things that must stay

‘Cause with any wisdom here,
I would have experienced it there
On piles of leaves I will stay, and rest a time 
before another day

And should it be the last of things, then so be it,
for I would have had 
what it was before its last,
and what more can I ask -
to take on roads we can not stand
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
October 13, 2014 at 9:57 PM
Wonderful and well penned write, abel, congrats
Deschler Avatar
October 13, 2014 at 6:51 PM
The only way to conquer our fears is to face them.... This was a beautiful write with a great usage of metaphors. Congrats on your win!
Ferguson Avatar
October 7, 2014 at 7:20 AM
oh that was so beautiful
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September 30, 2014 at 8:50 AM
Abel, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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September 30, 2014 at 6:28 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Abel - I choose your first very well written poem - I like it a lot - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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September 25, 2014 at 7:44 PM
A Big Welcome to Poetry Soup Abel. Your poem is brilliantly crafted with profound meaning. I look forward to enjoying more of your work! Blessings, Connie
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