Raspberries and Lilacs

Raspberries and Lilacs

Wanting to go back,
heart snags on reality...
wanting to unravel time,
pluck the years off
one by one
Better times paint
pictures in the mind,
but they are air-brushed
renditions

Wanting to bathe
in the perfume of lilacs
Raspberry essence
No choice now

Walk to knock 
on Death's black door
Denied entrance
No gilded invitation
No crashing this party
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Doll Avatar
November 30, 2018 at 6:39 PM
Brilliantly written, Sherry. I loved the first stanza. Warm wishes~ Warren
Rodrigues Avatar
November 27, 2018 at 8:12 AM
Painting with colors, plucking off the years... so good
Kendrick Avatar
November 26, 2018 at 7:22 AM
Enjoyed reading your scented verse. Sometimes life is very hard but somehow we keep going. Like they say growing old is not for sissies. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara
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