Allan Koven Poet Free verse

Separation

SEPARATION 

The closeness we once had 
was a light shining in the dark. 
Storm clouds came 
and shielded the sun. 

The seeds atrophied 
and the sprouts withered. 
What was once a rainbow 
became a black and white
single brush stroke 
against a pale sky. 

CAK 9-2013

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Catelyn Meeker May 16, 2018 at 1:45 AM I love the way this is written. Definitely a favorite. Well done.

Eve Roper May 15, 2018 at 12:12 PM I love the way you have used your metaphors in your poem, Allan.. great descriptions.. Allan Koven May 15, 2018 at 12:56 PM Thank you, Eve. Written a while ago but seems to still be applicable.

Chuck Melugin December 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM Well written Alan! Oh, the depth of that single brush stroke!

Jerry Bolton November 3, 2013 at 2:27 PM I hear you talking, Allen. When the black and white moves into the act everything changes and things don's always mean what they used to.

Terry O'Leary November 1, 2013 at 5:55 PM Nice... Terry

John Loving Iii October 30, 2013 at 4:35 PM Allan i notice the difference when i saw your name and his philosophy on reincarnation. Yes i studied world religion. And i think that i have a handle on your religion more than i do his.

Anne-Lise Andresen October 30, 2013 at 3:48 PM - Beautiful metaphors .... sad event, Allan. - Well done. - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Allan Koven October 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM Thank you Anne.

John Loving Iii October 30, 2013 at 9:07 AM Short and to the point. But vivid.

Monterey Sirak October 30, 2013 at 6:22 AM Stunning write! Masterful way of taking an abstract feeling and describing it with concrete images.

Karen Anglesey October 29, 2013 at 10:51 PM "Storm clouds came and shielded the sun's growth"...that line says so much. Awesome expression of love's separation.