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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..........

Copyright © Craig Cornish | Year Posted 2024

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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 :) Login to Reply

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! Login to Reply

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!!!!! Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply 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?