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The Weight of a Lethargic Cloud

gloom drags me into the blueness of
boredom since you've been gone
and i don't see how i'll ever snap out of it



POTD October 13, 2022

AP: Honorable Mention 2025

bluelonelylost lovesadfree verse

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Deb M

October 18, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Congratulations Line….your words are perfect for that picture….meant to be!! Debx

Caren Krutsinger

October 17, 2022 at 12:48 PM

This explains grief well.

Line Gauthier

October 17, 2022 at 3:14 PM

The image spoke to me ~

Gershon Wolf

October 15, 2022 at 6:10 PM

Well... perhaps the answer to the blues is right in your poem: 'SNAP those fingers.' Perhaps, just as smiling actually makes you feel happier, snap can put some zip in your step. Light and Illumination, Gershon

Line Gauthier

October 16, 2022 at 9:33 AM

Thank you very much, Gershon ~

Jim Slaughter

October 14, 2022 at 8:37 AM

Okay, now I get it.

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 5:22 PM

Thanks, Jim ~

Mike Gentile

October 14, 2022 at 5:18 AM

Line, sorry I missed this, belated congrats!!! I hope you snap out soon!!!

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 5:23 PM

Thanks, Mike ~ that is not me... it's a photo-prompt and I gave it a voice though I have been there ~

John Watt

October 13, 2022 at 9:53 PM

Line, evocative title and melancholy lines. Well done, and congratulations on your POTD acknowledgement ~ John

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 4:49 AM

Thanks, John ~ have a lovely day

Michelle Faulkner

October 13, 2022 at 8:24 PM

So wistful and melancholy, congratulations on your potd, Line

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 4:49 AM

Thank you very much, Michelle ~

Shirley Hawkins

October 13, 2022 at 8:21 PM

Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Line. Take care, Shirley

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 4:50 AM

Thank you, Shirley ~ have a wonderful day

Brandy Nicole

October 13, 2022 at 7:58 PM

"Gloom drags me into boredom". I'm sure many can relate. Falling into that lonely state, can certainly bring a mood down. Leave the heart feeling empty. You paint such tender and emotional moments, with your words. Congratulations Line, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

Line Gauthier

October 14, 2022 at 4:50 AM

Not a good place to be, and less so to linger ~

Michael Tor

October 13, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Congratulations Line quite the achievement for your Poetry...

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:19 PM

thank you very much, Michael. You're very kind.

Panagiota Romios

October 13, 2022 at 1:27 PM

Congratulations, Line. A powerful verse. Happy for you! Pangie

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Thanks, Panagiota ~

Suzanne Delaney

October 13, 2022 at 12:57 PM

Congratulations on POTD,Line: Well expressed lines on depression. SuZ

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Yes, not my cheeriest piece ~

Robert Gorelick

October 13, 2022 at 12:50 PM

Best to take your time and gently float out of it! Congratulations on your P.O.T.D.! Robert

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Thanks for your much appreciatede visit and comment, Robert ~

I Am Anaya

October 13, 2022 at 12:14 PM

It is painful and there are those who can't "snap out of it". A friend told me that they hate that term, we shouldn't use it...it makes them feel guilty when they can't. if a physical disability, it would be the same way you can't snap out of a migraine, or clinical depression, but you said it beautifully! Love the painting...CONGRATULATIONS LINE GAUTHIER, ON POTD! I Am Anaya

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Thank you very much ~ I have been very very bad for those who are clinically depressed.

Jim Slaughter

October 13, 2022 at 11:32 AM

I don't mean to make light of your situation, Line, but time...or so I'm told...often has a very unique way of dealing with this sort of thing. You do have lots of support on PS, and it also helps to express your feelings in writing just as you have done so well in this piece.

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:22 PM

Thank you very much for your kind words, Jim. I mostly wanted to give a voice to the artwork. So no worries ~

Arlo Parker

October 13, 2022 at 9:40 AM

Well expressed, Miss Line. Sad reality of devastating loss. Sorry. :o(

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Arlo ~

L Milton Hankins

October 13, 2022 at 8:46 AM

Congratulations on your P.O.T.D., Line.

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Thanks, Milton. Much appreciated ~

Bill Baker

October 13, 2022 at 6:56 AM

Congratulations on your POTD, Line. Gloom becomes blueness that becomes depression and then the destructive downward spiral. Well stated my friend. Enjoy your special PoetrySoup day! Bill

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Yes indeed ~ it's slippery slope and best not to linger in its vicinity.

David Kavanagh

October 13, 2022 at 6:34 AM

Perhaps a metaphoric write Line, but so full of surreal melancholy, the reader can actually feel the lethargy weigh us down, congratulations on such a creative POTD, cheers David

Line Gauthier

October 13, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Thank you very much, David ~ have a lovely day.