With the Hours Turning Slowly and the Only Thought Is You

In a room, dimly lit and fading
as I sit amongst the blue,
with the hours turning slowly
and the only thought is you..

Were yesterdays a dream,
ones so easy to recall?
A garden that was full of thorns
Yet a rose stood amidst them all..

No reds, yellows, nor vibrant pink
A dark beauty with a special shine,
Unforgettable in it's brilliance
How maddeningly I wanted it to be only mine..

I would watch from afar
as admirers would feverishly come and go,
My impressions upon the window pane,
from the dawning of green, to the white falls of snow..

Through the rolling of ages,
I'd promised to always keep it fed
There would be no other to take it's place,
No, not one, of this I firmly said..

Scents and scenes and shining smiles,
would always pass near shuttered door
Yet all for naught, and naught for all,
As the dark beauty would hold court forever more..

A day came, and like man I failed,
promises made but selfishly no longer kept
The black rose thirsted all the while,
surrounded by the salty tears, alone she silently wept..

So here am I, in a room dimly lit and fading
as I sit amongst the blue,
with the hours turning slowly
and the only thought is you...TAH
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 9/11/2018 6:54:00 AM
Great poetry.. you write so well Tobey..
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Date: 8/15/2018 4:23:00 PM
Oh..Im still here ..Waiting for your next write...Silent One just posted a poem we collabed tog..and I am writing something on my rough paper today as well..Hey..One from you now. :)
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Date: 7/24/2018 4:30:00 PM
LOve the sentiment here TAH, wonderful poetry,a joy to read.
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Date: 7/24/2018 8:42:00 AM
Beautiful words TAH!! Such depth of feeling. I am also a romantic and I can so relate to your meaningful write !!
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Date: 7/23/2018 4:42:00 PM
A rose has thorns, which means it should be held ever so gently. A heart may ache, but never give up on love. A tender longing tangles around your thoughts. ~ Brandy
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Date: 7/23/2018 4:37:00 PM
How exceptionally beautiful..You master romance so gracefully..I am in love with the last two lines of the first and last stanza...'With the hours turning slowly/and the only thought is you'.Grand Tah... :)
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