Unbearable This Longing

It is so… I mean,

How unbearable the rake of longing
while the agony from riding this carriage
stalls to meet the unknown...
a finality abrupt, robbed by the coma
of time when  his laughter suddenly breaks:

I offer my tears to a dimming moon
and hum myself to sleep.




Pre-written   3/2/2019
Applicable Not Applicable Contest
Sponsor: Richard Lamoureux  Re-post 5/17/2019
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This poem expresses something terribly real
without being mundane. The subtlety of its tone
dramatizes the pain of death, hence, the reader 
totally connects with the artist's deep emotions
in a gentle yet aching way.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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De Beaulieu Avatar
March 29, 2019 at 8:37 PM
Hello Nette, Wonderful!I found myself drawn in to this poem as i read it. have a nice evening my friend.
Goff Avatar
March 28, 2019 at 6:04 PM
Wow!!! to mine faves as Reuben would say! which line my fave? Oh..."requiem knighted by heaven" fer sure! Splendiferous Nette!
Hamilton Avatar
March 26, 2019 at 11:18 AM
This is a special write Nette, one of your best I think.
Ibeh Avatar
March 5, 2019 at 5:21 AM
Wow, this is quite stunning, Nette! A FAV...
Krutsinger Avatar
March 5, 2019 at 4:43 AM
This one is shouting "winner's circle" no matter what contest you choose to enter, Nette. Makes me want to cry, and I am not a crier.
Marcum Wong Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 7:13 PM
Beautifully penned Nette. I always enjoy your inspiring poetry my friend. Best for a win! : ) xxoo
Lindley Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 1:47 PM
Your poetry oft rivals that of the golden age poets! This is a true gem and if not, then none have ever existed.. A fav... awe inspiring verse...
Daniel Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 8:12 AM
Sad longing, well defined, Nette:)
Pandit Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 7:29 AM
Melancholy write..apt for the theme..well delivered, as always.
Lalion Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 5:14 AM
"That certain sadness" brilliantly written! Death is a life-changing moment for us.
Sharp Avatar
March 3, 2019 at 1:25 AM
An excellent piece, start to end, as always... but the last two lines are so beautifully delivered.
Fairchild Avatar
March 2, 2019 at 10:23 PM
As is always the case, this is marvellous, but this one reaches another level of 'sublime'. 'Closing the lamp as another year shuts off' -- what inventive use of language! And it reaches down into the feelings and makes us KNOW something, something terrible, something unbearable. O! Bravo!
Parker Avatar
March 2, 2019 at 5:56 PM
touched by the inner solitude of this poem where sadness is a burden to be carried alone
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