Robert Johnson Poet Free verse

My Side of the Street

Crystal cloudy lessons of pathos.
A dawning awareness in the gloaming.
Valiantly, a melancholy soul goes on.
Toward an unpredictable future.

A frosted flake without a growl.
Left to grieve forevermore.
The shadows now have walked away.
Looking for the sun in a sky of grey.


For the Eight words contest. Aug 15, 2017

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Andrea Dietrich August 16, 2017 at 3:31 PM Melancholy baby, that should be my nicname for you, but for sure, the words of this challenge encourage just this type of writing!!

Ilene Bauer August 15, 2017 at 7:28 PM a sad (yes, melancholy) poem but i think i detect a ray of hope at the end, robert (or at least i hope so). my favorite line is the "frosted flake without a growl." now THAT is poetry!

Sunlite Wanter August 15, 2017 at 6:54 PM I absolutely love this. Touches me. A fav.