On the Other Side

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From a weary weathered beach
I watch the sunset fade
beneath angry wintered seas
drowning possibilities
of another moonlit night
washing up on shore
and still I go on,
for what calls can not be heard,
it must be felt…and I feel it

Vivid reflections falter
atop a jet stream
heated from below, chilled from above,
willing feats of great wandering
when raindrops licked old wounds
and footprints
became yesterday’s puddles

Forgotten mariners,
ghostly silhouettes
cling to ancient dreams,
shadows swimming the deep hollows,
elusive treasures swallowed
by the disturbed mire,
swirling in slipknot patterns
and anchor chains apparitions,

as I now brace against a frigid wind,
traversing dunes
and snow fence barriers,
heading towards the light,
a flickering lone candle
left in the bay window,
a signal that her love
still awaits,
and my heart warms
as I approach the beauty
I have so longed,

on the other side of
a blue weathered door…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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January 31, 2020 at 6:56 PM
what a beautiful poem... i am glad you entered it in Brian's contest so it would turn up as a top winner and i would in turn get to see it... Congratulations Chris... :)
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April 30, 2017 at 12:25 PM
Good Afternnon Chris. Oh my goodness. I am in poetic awe reading this expression. Is there no end to your talent for this craft we call poetry. Please allow me to let your words stand for there is nothing I could add. You know how to melt the heart of your readers. You are amazing Mr. Poet. Well done completely and entirely and then some.
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May 1, 2017 at 8:37 AM
Lisa, your kindness always brings the biggest smile to me face. Thank you, thank you, thank you for these nice thoughts on my poem. I truly appreciate you my friend.
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April 30, 2017 at 5:50 AM
Very romantic Chris, "on the other side of the blue weathered door", absolutely love it . A 7++.
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May 1, 2017 at 8:36 AM
Thank you so very much Maria. I am thrilled you liked this one.
Daniel Avatar
April 29, 2017 at 9:02 AM
Amazing, Chris, you blow me away with your wordy description:) a 7:)
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May 1, 2017 at 8:36 AM
Thanks so very much Jo for your always kind words.
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April 29, 2017 at 5:27 AM
I cannot help but think you save your best poems (jk) for those Fridays while you say nothing happens then. But we, the lucky few reading poetry on Friday, enjoy this immensely. This is art, my friend, finest art ever. You paint images for us with words.
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May 1, 2017 at 8:36 AM
Whatever... :) Thanks so much Darren, I always appreciate your visits and the kindness you show to me.
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April 28, 2017 at 9:59 PM
It is a fabulous poem that stays with you and I like to think that, if Turner were still alive, he would have been very happy to paint the incredible scene you described. A favorite with me:) Amitiés
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May 1, 2017 at 8:35 AM
Thank you so very much Anne Marie for your wonderful thoughts on my poem. Your nice comments are a beautiful painting to me.
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April 28, 2017 at 9:42 PM
Great writing Chris raindrops licked old wounds, and footprints became yesterdays puddles, wow!
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May 1, 2017 at 8:34 AM
Thanks so much John. I am thrilled you liked this one
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April 28, 2017 at 3:21 PM
I hope that flickering candle will always show you the way to her door...Beautiful.
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May 1, 2017 at 8:33 AM
Thank you so very much my traveling friend.
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