Heir of Icarus
By Florian
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Blood beckons from these broken rocks,
where the seabirds meet their destiny in flocks.
In the sweat of the sea, the sea-made mist,
where waves and the headland kiss and hiss
he fell from the sky, betrayed by his own clocks.
There are those who will mutter, ‘When?’ and ‘Why?’,
and shout their disdain at an implacable sky.
But I find you, instead, in his boyhood room,
remaking his bed, fondly touching his things –
a bear with one eye, toy planes with four wings.
And, later, we stand at that frightful scene,
still air and sunlit now, and wave-swept clean.
Bouquets laid gently in the featherdown,
we will listen to praise and talk of endless love,
and watch the gulls, disturbed, soar high above.
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A desperately sad poem, a
A desperately sad poem, a young life ending surrounded by natural beauty and voices. You painted this picture of pain and memories interacting, so beautifully. Thank you for that, a poem to remember.
Yutka
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