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The Empty Room

Memories float in the emptiness, in a room full of you ~ like the dust in a ray of sun disturbed by whispered wishes & the silence of echoed sighs... God, I wish so, that time, could be rewound like a movie that always began, but never ended!! YOU, are worth so much more than thoughts in this empty room that is so - very full of YOU and... overbrimmed with everything ~ that was US... I MISS YOU..........

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Christina Bowring

Date: 6/25/2024 9:18:00 AM

Dear Craig, I love this and hung on to every word. So profound and touching. ‘And the silence of echoed sighs’, ‘ and overbrimmed with everything’ really stood out for me. The imagery is wonderful and the emptiness felt tangible. This write leaves an impact and therefore my sort of poem and so I have to fave it. So enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing :)

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/11/2024 12:32:00 AM

mellow or daring, you never disappoint, craig...this is a poetic treat as i thank you for my win in your contest...huggs, buddy!

Ink Empress

Date: 6/8/2024 9:01:00 AM

Gosh craigsz, i had similar lines written for this prompt but now i feel like it will sound too similar haha. Gosh great minds think alike. I had an old poem too called “ empty bench” and i was really inspired to do something like that for this prompt! This poem is so evocative and one of my faves from you! So well woven and delivered in a moving manner! Felt this! A fave this is for me!!!!!

Eileen Manassian

Date: 6/7/2024 8:14:00 PM

Oh! This is very unlike you, I feel. Had I not known, I would have not guess the author. It's refreshing and sweet and comfy and heartwarming. Blessings

Crystol Woods

Date: 6/7/2024 11:13:00 AM

How tender and heart wrenching. I feel like the items we leave behind when we go,the things that make up our day to day, have something of us remaining in some way. Very emotional, thanks for sharing your heart.

Gary Radice

Date: 6/6/2024 12:17:00 PM

Excellent free verse Craig. I particularly like the line: “ like the dust in a ray of sun”. Your words ooze atmosphere and pull at the heartstrings as you let the scene unfold before the reader’s eyes to the point that I felt I was there. Nice one! :) P.S.I would have liked to have submitted a poem to your contest but the poem I had in mind is an old write of mine. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/still_1421519. Cheers - Gary

Craig Cornish
Date: 6/6/2024 12:42:00 PM

Do it Gary, just edit and resubmit it as a new poem---done all the time - if it works?

Di11y Da11y

Date: 6/6/2024 11:23:00 AM

Craig! You do set the bar high... Luckily I already submitted or I'd give up now haha

Craig Cornish
Date: 6/6/2024 11:58:00 AM

NEVER give up...or is it "in"? We wrestle with our own minds & egos---funny that applauds and boos come from the same. Daydream - sleep with writes haunting/never finished until they are...never finished? When anyone on Soup or anywhere decides just to write for themselves instead of others like myself - they become "real" and not --"Gotta write for Dick or Jane writes". Been there!? DD - hang loose and write for YOU - and all is good---BTW, watching a movie now - last and tonight-(cuz started late) - "The Boys on the Boat" great flic----later