AND SO IT IS

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By seashore

Mon, 30 Nov 2020
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19 comments
 

And so it is

 

as a planet mourns

and the grey sleepless

days and nights

of grief and isolation

build to an inevitable

crescendo

 

In Spring, the daily exercise 

softly through carpets of pink -

empty park seats already dedicated

to long-lost loved ones,

the scent of budding blossom

tentative birdsong 

a few stragglers side-stepping

dogs and joggers

 

faint memories of a heatwave

a temporary truce

though nobody knew

we were in no man's land after all.

 

seasons merge, the planet tilts

and a broken woman drags her burden

through sodden leaves,

head bowed, face covered

seeing only the eyes of

ghosts behind naked branches

 

no barricaded home can offer protection

for a mind flooded with thoughts

and memories

 

so turn off the radio, the TV

it's all the same whether we are in or out

music alone distracts

Damien Rice

the Irish genius, the troubled troubadour

who sings her mood, her language

 

"Accidental Babies"

 

the saddest song ever, prompts

an early memory - the day her mother

told her what she already knew -

that she too was one of those babies 

accidentally born to a lifetime of war

always searching conciliation

 

a lifetime of losses, yet in dreams

the consolation of knowing this earthly life

will one day be no more

than a faded fantasy

 

And so it is. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=accidental+babies+damien+rice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YXVMCHG-Nk

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This is such a touching and emotional poem Coral. The sadness of the words tugs at heart strings and wishes that things could be better.

The video had me close to tears, again so emotional.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you so much for reading and commenting Jenny...4 years since I've written anything and what a struggle.  It doesn't get any easier and I'm still sad, as are many others in these difficult times.

Love to you & yours xx

Submitted by marandina on

Very moving if decidedly sad. Beautifully written.

 

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you marandina for reading and commenting.  Much appreciated.

Yes I'm afraid I'm the Queen of Sad....

Submitted by seashore on

Cherries gratefully received, particularly as I wasn't sure I could/would ever write again after so long!

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I completely missed this wonderful piece seashore - it's so nice to see you've managed to write something - and something as moving and poignant as this too - thank you. Thanks also for the music which I'd never heard before. P|ease come back soon

one small typo:  barricaded home

 

Submitted by seashore on

Lovely to hear from you insert and big thanks for positive feedback.  I honestly thought I might never be able to write again but told myself I would never know unless I tried.    Thanks also for pointing out typo - now rectified.

I will try to return sooner rather than later...you never know...

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

This deeply moving poem is our Facebook and Twitter pick of the day - do share it.

Submitted by seashore on

Well that's a welcome surprise!  Thank you.

Submitted by airyfairy on

So wonderful to see this piece from you, Coral.  Profoundly moving.  I do hope you will come back again, in your own time.  We miss you on here.

Submitted by seashore on

Good to hear from you and thanks for your kind words, Jane - especially 'in your own time', as you never know...

Very best wishes to you and yours,
Coral

Submitted by airyfairy on

This wonderful piece is our Poem of the Week.  Congratulations!  

Submitted by seashore on

Run out of words now so just a big thank you must suffice!

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Peace and reconciliation need to come together to overcome the memories of time. An excellent look inside of pain and memory. Well written.

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you so much for your insightful comments, Richard.

Submitted by london_calling79 on

I heard that Rice line as soon as I read the title. So haunting and your work does it justice.

 

Submitted by seashore on

Ah thank you Alex.  In my opinion DR is so underrated as a singer/songwriter but I think he prefers to keep a low profile these days.

Submitted by Mentalelf on

A beautiful soul searching piece, it carries so much love intertwined with the pain, but you reach out to evryone who reads this and offer them love, I can feel it. There is so much reality in this that only a few can truely feel in many ways. 

But also the contemporary pain you bring so vividly. I think you are a person who cares for everyone.

Kia Kaha (Maori .... "stay strong")

Submitted by seashore on

Thank you so much for reading and for your lovely comment, Mentalelf.  It means a lot.

Coral