Best Absences Poems
Counting Your AbsencesDark night is closer, after your
Callings, callings from the half -seen trees.
Night owls are crying. A smile is
Ominous dancing in the branches.
Of slow time, night unfolds
Its ranges of stories, night’s regular acts.
All dead voices are laying ice cold.
My prolix is...
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Categories:
absences, grief,
Form:
Imagism
ABSENCES
There are absences that never flew far away
because they are so dear, desired...
they are hearts, they are stars that shine
suspended in the air,...
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Categories:
absences, analogy, extended metaphor, lost
Form:
Free verse
Word Heard On The ThridHe saw several loving what they heard and it bothered him.
They were dancing and having a grand ole
thyme. People clapping, dancing, getting along and singing along with the music.
It bothered him , I mean it really really bothered him.
See he had been a musician; he...
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Categories:
absences, adventure, leadership, music,
Form:
Ballad