Silt

By Geertje Jong

Sat, 15 Jan 2011

1653 reads

8 comments

On the salty evening breeze
A mournful melody
Reaches you from afar
You kiss the hem of infinity
Walk through the shadow of trees
Into an everlasting Paradise.

Comments

I wrote this poem shortly

Permalink Submitted by Geertje Jong on Sat, 2011-01-15 12:13

I wrote this poem shortly after my fathers death.

Geertje - this is very

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Sat, 2011-01-15 13:08

Geertje - this is very beautiful. Incidentally, in the third line do you mean 'Reaches...'? I very much like:- "You kiss the hem of infinity" Evocative and haunting. Tina

Hi Tina, thanks for that!!

Permalink Submitted by Geertje Jong on Sat, 2011-01-15 13:10

Hi Tina, thanks for that!! And sorry about the mistake, glad you pulled me up on that. Geertje

Hey - you're more than

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Sat, 2011-01-15 13:15

Hey - you're more than welcome, Geertje...nothing worse than a good poem being spoiled by a minor typo. And I should know, I am a 'past master' at them - typos, I mean;-) Happy writing! Tina

Hi Geertje Jong, I too

Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on Sat, 2011-01-15 19:27

Hi Geertje Jong, I too thought this absolutely beautiful, a real treasure of a poem. Thanks for the read. Jenny.

Hi Jenny Thank you for your

Permalink Submitted by Geertje Jong on Sat, 2011-01-15 20:57

Hi Jenny Thank you for your lovely comment. Geertje

Eloquent, minimal and

Permalink Submitted by shoe on Tue, 2011-01-18 14:45

Eloquent, minimal and quietly touching.

Thank you very much for the

Permalink Submitted by Geertje Jong on Tue, 2011-01-18 16:46

Thank you very much for the lovely comment shoe Geertje