Donna Jones Poet Quatrain

The Wedding Ring

I've heard the music a smile secretly sings
And the sudden thunder a teardrop brings
No beginning or ending round a golden wedding ring
Together love and time keep on turning

It takes but one breath to keep on living
When your dreams and sorrows become the same thing
Empty eyes open there for the forgiving
Then memories invade, night becomes morning

Like the ring we wear, no beginning or end
We search to see where this journey shall send
Apart we are halfed neither night or day
Where nothing can grow, shall it be that way?

©Donna Jones

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Robin Davis November 22, 2013 at 4:31 PM Donna These words are insightful and full of feeling. The imaginative way you used the ring as a symbol was great. Nice job Thanks for the amazing comment on my Rumors poem

Deborah Burch March 2, 2013 at 10:05 PM Wonderful poem Donna. I am so enjoying your work!! Well done! Thanks for your visit!:) big Huggss deb Donna Jones March 3, 2013 at 8:04 AM Thank you for stopping by Deb...your big smile is contagious!

Andrea Dietrich February 22, 2013 at 5:54 PM wow, I really enjoyed the symbolism of the wedding ring used in this poem. No beginning or end, etc. A very nice poem, dear poet! Donna Jones February 22, 2013 at 6:39 PM Many blessings...and thanks

Carl Harris February 13, 2013 at 12:50 PM This is a wonderfully well expressed poem, Donna, and excellent and well chosen words give it a sense of profound meaning also. Thank you for your kind words on my recent poem. Carl. Donna Jones February 13, 2013 at 3:30 PM I am happy you found the meaning in my poem. Thank you for stopping in and for the kind words as well

Juanita Thorn February 13, 2013 at 4:13 AM Thanks for your comment on my poem. Any positive comments bouy my spirits! I absolutely LOVE this poem, it's really introspective and would make the perfect words for an acoustic/folk singer I think. ~~~~Check your Soup Mail~~~~ Donna Jones February 13, 2013 at 7:59 AM Thanks so much Juanita, wouldn't that be something....me a songwriter? in my wildest dreams...a very nice dream would be awesome! I will check my mail...I am just learning how to do that.....blessings

Harry Horsman February 13, 2013 at 4:03 AM love the philosophy you portray here, Donna, a thunder of a teardrop, wow now that is inspiring, as is all of your poetry.. Donna Jones February 13, 2013 at 8:03 AM Again Harry your comments almost make me cry...and when I saw a tear fall from the face from a man I thought had not the capability left to feel compassion its exactly what I felt. I heard my own heartbeat in my throat and felt the blood pump in my head..thunder inside me....blessings

Eileen Manassian February 12, 2013 at 8:01 PM Donna......this is absolutely awesome! It goes in my favorite file! The choice of words is masterful! What a great poem to highlight true love! Hugs! Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 9:34 PM I pray you find true love and and it is endless and timeless....blessings

Joseph May February 12, 2013 at 6:12 PM great write Donna...I like the second line... Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 7:03 PM Thanks Joseph...tears from someone who doesn't often cry makes a lasting impact

Richard Lamoureux February 12, 2013 at 5:18 PM I enjoyed your poem and then I enjoyed the comments. It is nice to see words that can move people in such a profound way. You should be proud of yourself. Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 5:42 PM Everyone's words I get to read here gives me inspiration and encouragement including yours...thanks for the kind words

Jack Jordan February 12, 2013 at 4:23 PM Really beautiful... I struggle with rhyme; it feels natural for you. Like another reply, I enjoy the unending ring references. J Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 5:41 PM Thanks Jack...as a women who has struggled with marriage almost four decades it has given me a lot of material I guess you would call it..good times and bad...thanks for your kind words

Jeffry Cohan February 12, 2013 at 12:01 PM so this lovely soul keeps reading me, one of about 20 if i'm lucky, and actually lauds my works.....well, read the first line of this luscious work of art and then read some of my works and you, like me, will wonder why and when she even finds the time to read me..girl, you touch a part of my soul that is dying slowly..thanks for your poems and for being part of a very small fan base YOUR'S IN ALL THE UNIVERSE HAS TO PROVIDE POETS SUCH AS YOURSELF...PHREEPOETREE ~free cee!~ Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 1:12 PM Well you just let that soul start coming back to life...there is a lot of beauty around this world among the evil...thanks for your wonderful words

Justin Bordner February 12, 2013 at 12:00 PM I like the infinity in this poem - everything bears a cost for sure, perpetual gain & giving - brilliant use of classic metaphors, a very challenging prowess to develop Donna - great degree of originality -

Sara Kendrick February 12, 2013 at 11:43 AM Interesting work this Valentine week..Enjoyed reading this one today..Thanks for stopping by..Sara Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 1:16 PM Thank you Sara. You are always kind

Russell Sivey February 12, 2013 at 10:57 AM This is a fantastic and wondrous write my friend! I loved reading this incredible poem this afternoon! What a delightful piece, Great Work!! Donna Jones February 12, 2013 at 1:18 PM Smiles Russell........great to here from you today. Hope you are havin' a great one