Carrie Richards Poet Narrative

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

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Caryl Muzzey July 21, 2010 at 5:23 PM Congrats on your win with this wonderful Palindrome, I enjoyed the read. Caryl

Linda-Marie Sweetheart July 21, 2010 at 1:15 PM Congrats Carrie on your winning poem in Jared's contest with this wonderful Palindrome.. enjoy your top spot.. with luv..

Sharon Tideswell July 21, 2010 at 9:40 AM Hi Carrie, congratulations on your third place with this amazing palindrome, and you are very welcome ~ Sharon :)

Nick Bagnall July 21, 2010 at 4:13 AM Lovely, I especially like the 'one appartment' and it's reversal, it produces an accurate sentence both ways - really well done

John Freeman July 20, 2010 at 10:54 PM Congratulations Carrie, on your third place, Agape, Moses

Jared Pickett July 2, 2010 at 6:36 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]

Kim Hilliker July 1, 2010 at 10:30 PM Unfortunately, this speaks for more people than we care to conceive. Nice write.

Sharon Tideswell July 1, 2010 at 6:52 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 :)

Sara Kendrick July 1, 2010 at 4:41 PM Interesting write that you have composed in this one.. I like the beginning and ending lines..Sara