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8/2/2024 for Sad Violin Tunes O Heart of Mine Poetry Contest sponsored by Anoucheka Gangabissoon

Sad Beauty

Inside my breast, an empty aching heart 
beats for no reason since we're apart.
Each day, the sun across the sky does swing.
I wonder when I will not feel the sting 
of when, from my life, you did depart.

To feel, once more, the warmth that orb did bring,
As when I last heard your voice's gay ring, 
I look on the vivid field of flowers,
from my balcony for weeks, days, and hours,
and carefree birds fluttering on the wing.

Yet as comes the Autumn, Winter, and Spring,
and these bright birds, so beautifully sing,
until up my walk, you come back to me,
only sadness will I hear and see,
like each melancholy violin string.
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Empress Avatar
August 3, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Very poignant write so well woven with creative metaphors and descriptive lines dear david. I felt this poem so well articulated for the theme. I especially love the lines “ Each day, the sun across the sky does swing. I wonder when I will not feel the sting of when, from my life, you did depart.” soul hitting! And love the alliterations too. Best wishes. Pleasure reading this
Crandall Avatar
August 3, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Thanks for your kind words, Ink Empress! I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
Greenhough Avatar
August 2, 2024 at 9:22 PM
This is a beautiful poem of a long lost love. It's hoped that life will be healed.
Crandall Avatar
August 2, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Thanks Hilda. I was trying to come up with something with a sad and beautiful mood, because that's how a violin sounds to me.
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