Rainy and Cold

Sadness has no name, nor quiet disguise
This dim-lit realm of shade where tears can fall
And steal the heart's soul without compromise
To lay with shadowed pain to creep and crawl
In this, I wear each splattered raindrop felt
As they collect and fall from swollen eyes
I'll feel the face of love begin to melt
From coldest breath that flows from warmest lies
There is no pain that's ever free from debt
It's owed to judgments made and choices spent
To each cut that's made and each eye that wept
It brings to me these tears of sad lament

These rainy days that come with sadness found
Lead to a lonely space that will surround



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Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Makama Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 10:18 AM
Excellent and profound. You have that unique skill of beating the peak. This is a wonderful stuff, always beating our expectation. Can wait to jump to your next page.
Turner Avatar
June 30, 2017 at 8:51 AM
This poem fills me with sadness, Frederic. "There is no pain that's ever free from debt" Pretty profound for a country boy. Stirring write!!
Andresen Avatar
June 29, 2017 at 5:00 AM
- Brings me tears, Frederic - Beautiful written - GL in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2017 at 7:02 PM
You did a great job here, Frederic. It's a beautifully composed poem of sadness.
Green Avatar
June 28, 2017 at 10:53 AM
The sadness in this poem lingers long after I have finished reading it. This one touched me deeply, I could feel this, I have felt this. Your talent is amazing my friend. It is as if your ink is fused with emotion.
Cozart Avatar
June 28, 2017 at 8:20 AM
Gorgeous.
Allison Avatar
June 28, 2017 at 7:49 AM
The imagery is oh so sad Frederic I am sure many tears are shed when a relationship ends and the loneliness that follows:-( hugs Jan xx
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