Réel

What,
          this velvet ocean's shore,
down-side up 
              and up-side 'round is:
uncouth,
    awash with painful memories.

How,
        requisite solitude,
in the glaring sun does blaze;
                 like this fear, shaking my every fibre.

Real? Or as yet unknown,
                seen only as a fantasy,
with images just beyond my grasp.

A breath, misty and grey,
                                      so cold that I may shudder;
              distinctly fading into the distance.

Yet I fathom not a future,
                                      what,
         when everything is lost.
How, when nothing seems as real...

as that distant shore, of velvet or of chrome,
        where one day we all make landfall;

poised and resolute.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Agustin Avatar
March 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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March 10, 2016 at 12:50 PM
Saint Alphonse, awesome poem. LINDA
A  Avatar
July 19, 2015 at 5:33 PM
SAINT, Stopped by to say hello, I enjoyed reading your poem today. FOREVER <3 SKAT
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June 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM
The fantasy may linger for now, but as you said, we will all reach that "distant shore" at some point. Excellent poem! And though I share your curiosity about this final destination, I don't fear it because so many others I love have already made the journey. They'll be waiting for us. Thank you for sharing this great write! Love, Carolyn
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