Splendor
"Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower
We will grieve not, but rather find
Strength in what remains behind."
Wordsworth
~ ~
Youth is wild and quick to tears
Discovering firsts, and thirsts unknown
And love can wound the urgent heart
that is littered deep with countless fears.
She lost her grip upon the oars
to navigate the tender years.
A climb too steep, a love too deep
the depth would troll depression years
The tears of anguish broke the grip
of nineteen hundred, twenty six
The pairing of such fragile bliss was broken in defeat
There are a few who love too much ...
They shatter in the glow
We stood apart and watched it all
We watched the paths of two who loved,
still pondering now, of what might have been
but learned to see how time can bend,
and change the story's end ~
"Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower"
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"Movie Mania-Romance" Contest
Inspired by the movie "Splendor In The Grass" 1961
Starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty
Sponsor: Nicola Byrne
9/16/16
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2016
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