I searched 'ere the dawn, where could it have gone,
for now, it possesses me, as a mystery, till dawn met me.
I've no rhyme or reason that a loved entity goes awry,
having to comb with despair and melancholy choking air,
hence, I must cease or I will be deceased. I choose to
be, than not to be, mid the numbers of worth--counting.
Now that I've deduced the severance of said company,
to be amiss, or, lost as in unrecoverable. So, I will forge
ahead, much like this climbing star training its new day
as it's backpacking a whole quarter welcoming--it's Fall.
Oh my, much ado has gone awry, high and low, 'neath a
crooked sky. My thorough efforts abandoned my fruit of
labor, with harvest ripening fields, and the forests crispy
hues. I have forsaken a driven entity that proposes life.
A ray of hope, beaming from a drifting star hovering over
the lost, now found. There is still a sliver of time enough.
I must tighten the notches so that its stretch will be of
favor to the distant ones who'll all rise across the seven
seas, for I am the soloist. The powers that made me, an
Indian, task Summer to stay awhile to hear my drumbeat.
Categories:
unrecoverable, appreciation, summer,
Form: Free verse
Unique things we've lost over the years,
Near to our concerns all the time.
Rewinding the time is not possible.
Eager conquers our existence
Chosing one thing that is gone.
One piece of our life difficult to get again.
Valuable love with no condition I would choose.
Especially you, the one I can't take from that box.
Really mum, I would like to.
Above the rainbow you send me inspiration everyday.
Balance tries to be recovered after you were gone.
Lights are bright, and you are the main star.
Excellent as you were, I would spend my life looking for you
Categories:
unrecoverable, absence, allegory, allusion, best
Form: Acrostic
The years of youth lost...unrecoverable,
from a life of debauchery.
Where all the faces are now nameless.
From the fresh scent of Spring,
through the endless Summers,
and the romantic Autumns,
to the warm blankets of Winter
All have come and gone,
like the wind or a passing storm
that drenched the days and nights,
in layers of passionate interludes
that have become hollow memories,
like a shooting star that burned brightly
then gone, fading to black,
leaving nothing but an after-image
as a reminder that bled the soul
and came with the price of loneliness,
where a hole in the heart grew larger
and could never be filled,
it's where nothing lived long,
and the toll was silent pain,
from the highs and lows
when passion was bartered
to heal the wounds that cut deepest,
when the heart was young and innocent
and became a traveler, seeking different realms,
finding fool's gold, held in the hands of a court jester,
who sat alone in a crowd, counting shadows,
that are mere nameless faces,
from yesterday's empty illusion of passion
that turned cold and distant once expressed.
Categories:
unrecoverable, introspection,
Form: Free verse
and in an instant
unrecoverable
i heard
in the silence
the hurt of her
heart breaking
shattering
as if
nothing more
than a dainty
crystal ornament
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Submitted on August 18, 2021 for A BRIAN STAND YOU CHOOSE contest sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 1ST
Originally posted on August 16, 2021
Categories:
unrecoverable, cry, hurt, meaningful, sad,
Form: Free verse
2020
The sands are running out
falling just outside our grasp
seemingly out of reach,
distant and taunting as they pass.
Closing our eyes we mockingly mourn
these last whimpers of time's fleeting
unrecoverable stolen moments.
Woefully beseeching a fickle god
for relief of our doubts, our fears,
our unanswerable questions
and unanswered prayers.
The grains of life ebb away
uncounted, seeping through
the groping fingers of now.
John G. Lawless
12/26/2020
Categories:
unrecoverable, confusion, time,
Form: Free verse
I realized how a gem-cutter turned into a potter
And turned me into beautiful pot to hold my emotions,
realized how a queen turned into a slave
And loved me as i wanted to be,
I realized how sweet essence turned into healer
And healed my wounds of heart which were unrecoverable,
I realized how our last bench conversation turned into love
And made me feel love again.
Categories:
unrecoverable, appreciation, boyfriend, girlfriend, i
Form: Alliteration
A joyful grandfather I have
he tells tales, sagas, epics
sings song of youth and dances
in joyful rhythm he wriggles
he wishes to rewind backward
the traditional clock
but it is mission impossible
days kiss him bye and bye
every day every moment
is a bye gone matter
unrecoverable
Categories:
unrecoverable, desire, satire,
Form: Free verse
Cold hangs,
Like a smug heavy curtain,
The sun struggles to lift it,
The effort of people to beat it,
Invisible power of cold,
On feet,
On noses,
On hands,
Tingling,
Unrecoverable,
Nuisance,
Passing through people like ghosts,
Leaving shivers of chill
Categories:
unrecoverable, nature,
Form: Free verse
I wished for a man to be greater than a man,
he became a god doesn’t know the meaning of humbleness,
but is self righteous;
from the sky he flows as a cloud of arrogance
rain pours with no consideration on inhabitants of the earth;
on the footmarks he left in the field where the sun rises and sets,
you see only unrecoverable ruins.
I wished for a man to be less than a man,
he became a beast doesn’t know the meaning of love;
he attacks anybody, anywhere and anytime to slander others;
there are bitten and torn remains of defamed ones
scattered all over in the wilderness.
Disgusted from life on the other side of the world,
though, I came back to the world of human society
I found that men are still unable to keep away from covetousness,
furthermore,
men are wandering in the empty fields of neither god nor beast
to find a blood sacrifice it doesn’t matter whom to offer.
Categories:
unrecoverable, men, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
A phone call when you're too busy to call
A kind word when the person has made you angry
A word of encouragement when you are feeling discouraged
An offer of help when you can least afford it
Listening quietly when you feel you have much to say
A written letter of remembrance for no special occasion
A comforting touch when you fear for your own well being
Being there in times of need regardless of the cost
Searching deeply for understanding when you find you disagree
Saying I'm sorry even when your pride stands in the way
Friendship is all of these things and more
It is a gift that we should cherish and protect...
for like love it may be unrecoverable once lost
Categories:
unrecoverable, friendship,
Form: Prose
The worlds’ heroes merge and emerge
Just as the world is about to sink into unrecoverable oblivion
They appear
looking fearless
dauntless in their toughness
Fighting relentless, persistent
Heroes indeed
Consisting of you & me
Collapsing erected barriers
Gradually vanishing & erasing every tormenting, terrorizing & petrifying emotions
Seizing their authorities of mass control, “their weapons of mass destruction”
Retrieving our almost tormented, lost & vanishing hope
Returning back a scarce part of our reality, peace by unity
The product of our message of hope
Our achievement
Thanks to us, your heroes indeed.
NOTE
When we turn to work together instead of fighting, then peace
will be restored to the world by us, ourselves if we choose to. When we choose to unite
instead of fight evil-hatred-lies-war will be idle-jobless and then music will be at its peak
and then we will enjoy the very best of resources.
NOTE
We can all be heroes, our choice but true heroes never refuse to fight for what is right
where ever they are. True heroes appear when they are needed.
Categories:
unrecoverable, upliftingworld,
Form: Free verse
FOR MY CHILDREN
I wept today
For I changed everything
My heart tore
Be it as it may
No faerie tale
No happy ending
I wept today
For, I realised the true cost
How I changed everything
All that I lost
I couldn’t see it your way
I wept today
For, I cannot take it back
For my children
I agonized about it all
What can they say?
I wept today
That once, what it was
Is unrecoverable
Forever lost
I wept today
For I changed everything
In one morning
For my children
Who lost it all
In one day
Categories:
unrecoverable, family, loss,
Form: Ballad