Weeping Willow

The breeze of the morn she sought.
     Her eyes were wild, as she thought.
Her hands tremble like a leaf on a tree.
     She marked her steps silently.
Sylphlike is her frame.
     She was a lady not a dame.
Within a distance, she looks back.
     The mansion, she found, was in blackness.
So many skeletons remain.
     Her cape begins to skein.
Angst, she releases a sigh.
     The tears she would cry.

Lithe, she bends,
     as agile as the breeze as the wind.
Interchangeability she disallows,
     as she raised her head up to the clouds.
Perhaps, she thinks, life has been lived.
     Ideology misconstrued she perceived.
This lady was once of rank.
     But, now her spirit sank.
No authority does she has.
     Moreover, no one cares.
The breeze of morning she seeks 
     to find inner peace.

Her story, she feels, must not be shared
     too much pain to reveal.
She will not let the world in.
     A dead life ends.
The beginning of a generation is her discourse.
     She will stiffen her backbone and reform.
Solidify from the melodrama, she walks within determination.
     Her ideas begin to form via life manifestations.
She hears the past as if it was now.
     She frowns and shouts aloud.
“Why has my life defeated me?”
     The vision recedes and she feels that victory is guaranteed.

“Who will cut me down?”
     She ponders, as she turns around.
She had secluded herself to well.
     She was not the one to change that.
"When my existence," she reflects, "is so well kempt
     idiosyncrasies are mine to consider."
Remoteness defines the trees.
     She has entered the morning breeze.
Pulling her cape close, 
     she breathed in to establish hope.
Via internal dialogue she spoke.
     “I must linger in the unknown.”
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PENNED ON AUGUST 17, 2014!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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A. Sharma Avatar
September 25, 2014 at 8:14 AM
Great sentimental write Verlena! Loved it much, congrats on huge win!
Walker  Avatar
September 25, 2014 at 8:35 AM
Thanks Dr. Upma for your congrats! Verlena
A   Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 9:41 PM
hehe hehe, Anytime, I'm smiling cuz, I'm back so soon. LOL, you know me. Thank you for the extra reply to my comment. You are too sweet. Linda
A   Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 9:34 PM
thank you for the reply to my comment. Linda
Walker  Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 9:37 PM
You are welcome... Verlena
Smith Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 3:50 PM
An amazing tale Verlena...congrats Tim
Walker  Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Thanks Tim for your congrats... Verlena
Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 8:56 AM
Congratulations Verlena.. :) like your first paragraph among all
Walker  Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 1:45 PM
Thanks Olive for the congrats... Verlena
Guzzi Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 7:54 AM
Lovely use of metaphor. Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
Walker  Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 1:46 PM
Thanks Debbie for you supportive response and the congratulations. Verlena
Meier-Hans Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 12:03 AM
I read it three times to grasp more each time. Your vocabulary is so much more than mine so I have to really study it but you did a marvelous job Verlena and I congratulate you on this superb poem .
Walker  Avatar
September 23, 2014 at 12:09 AM
Thanks Brenda for the congratulations. Verlena
Roberts Avatar
September 22, 2014 at 11:29 PM
many congrats on your win in PD's contest, nicely penned
Walker  Avatar
September 22, 2014 at 11:57 PM
Thanks Francine for your congratulations. This is sorta a big win for me in PD contest. Finally I get a very high mark of 2nd place. Smile with me, Verlena!
A   Avatar
September 22, 2014 at 9:26 PM
Hi Verlena, Congratulations, :) enjoy your win, and stop by my latest blog "We Will Never Know" if you have time, or if you'd like. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
Walker  Avatar
September 22, 2014 at 9:44 PM
Thanks PD for the congratulations. Sending you a smile, Verlena...
Bordner Avatar
August 18, 2014 at 4:38 PM
The breeze of life doe not lie, the unknown leads to the great search. " Remoteness defines the trees...Why has my life defeated me..." This is poetic psychology that i can really chew on Verlena. Reminds of the Roman Triumph custom for victorious Generals who had a slave ride with them in the charriot with the laurel, whispering that glory is fleeting. J.A.B.
Walker  Avatar
August 18, 2014 at 6:08 PM
It is the concept that aspects Justin. Enjoy the moment to recapture in bliss... Agreed! Verlena
Lamoureux Avatar
August 17, 2014 at 6:11 PM
Yes I know that, however it did not evoke the emotion for me for some reason.
Walker  Avatar
August 17, 2014 at 6:15 PM
Oh, I see. Her sadness is her strength. A theme about self-well vs. self-worth. Verlena, sending a hug Rick...
Lamoureux Avatar
August 17, 2014 at 8:01 AM
For some reason this one hasn't grabbed me, I will come back to it another day and try again.
Walker  Avatar
August 17, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Thanks Rick... It is about sadness... Verlena
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