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Recluse......(Palindrome)

Curtains drawn, clouded moon Silent streets, and swaying branches, silhouetted trees One apartment upstairs, resides sorrow Dimmed lights, windows are shuttered Ticking relentlessly are clocks Days, hours, minutes are passing Closed are doors, but memories creep inside There lived joy once, yet fate is cruel Heart barren now, and eyes empty Lingering stories dwell there Young and bright days are gone Love lost, years faded Bitter and alone Remembering..... Alone and bitter Faded years, lost love Gone are days bright and young There dwell stories lingering Empty eyes and now barren heart Cruel is fate yet once joy lived there Inside creep memories but doors are closed Passing are minutes, hours, days Clocks are relentlessly ticking Shuttered are windows, lights dimmed Sorrow resides upstairs, apartment one Trees silhouetted, branches swaying and streets silent Moon clouded, drawn curtains

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 7/21/2010 5:23:00 PM
Congrats on your win with this wonderful Palindrome, I enjoyed the read. Caryl
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Date: 7/21/2010 1:15:00 PM
Congrats Carrie on your winning poem in Jared's contest with this wonderful Palindrome.. enjoy your top spot.. with luv..
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Date: 7/21/2010 9:40:00 AM
Hi Carrie, congratulations on your third place with this amazing palindrome, and you are very welcome ~ Sharon :)
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Date: 7/21/2010 4:13:00 AM
Lovely, I especially like the 'one appartment' and it's reversal, it produces an accurate sentence both ways - really well done
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Date: 7/20/2010 10:54:00 PM
Congratulations Carrie, on your third place, Agape, Moses
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Date: 7/2/2010 6:36:00 AM
Carrie thank you... Out of 12 poets you are one of only five who followed my instructions..... Well done my friend, well done..... Good luck and I hope to see you among my winners.... Good to see you again......:JP]
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Date: 7/1/2010 10:30:00 PM
Unfortunately, this speaks for more people than we care to conceive. Nice write.
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Date: 7/1/2010 6:52:00 PM
Carrie, this is excellent. Not only did you manage to write such a complex palindrome, but you gave it meaning and a real feel of that loneliness and isolation. A winner for sure. (not sure how strict the rules would be on the 'one apartment/ apartment 1, and you need to switch one of your 'Alone, all alone'). Great stuff ~ Sharon :)
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Date: 7/1/2010 4:41:00 PM
Interesting write that you have composed in this one.. I like the beginning and ending lines..Sara
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