Resolution

Cherry

By marandina

Wed, 04 Jan 2023
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Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/resolution-mp3 (re-recorded inadvertently with a clock ticking in the background. Decided to leave it in and claim as sound effects)

 

Resolution

Standing on the edge of time,

I look back at veiled shadows,

memories of those since gone,

sepia-tainted reminders of you.

Phosphorous lights up night skies,

clocks count down the seconds,

songs of hope sung in unison,

liminal thoughts of lighter days.

And yet the year now past

loiters, lingers in the ether,

ghosts whispering my name,

faint silhouettes in moon-glow.

They say lest we forget,

everything that once was,

minutes turned to hours,

days forged in life’s crucible.

I promise myself to be better,

to live, value those moments

that make us who we were,

who we are

and will become.

 

Image taken by ESA/Hubble and free to use via WikiCommons at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star#/media/File:Starsinthesky.jpg

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Moving, thoughtful, thought-provoking, personal and articulate, Paul.

We do need help in such good resolution, divine in particular, which can be asked for.

[btw, is this correct: They tell me to lest forget, or did you mean 'best' or 'less'?]

Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Rhiannon. I've changed the wording of that line so it scans better. Of course, it means re-recording the audio but it's worth it to get it right (although I lose 3 listens... bah). Thanks again. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by celticman on

who we are and become. Hopefully, a unity of one. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, CM. This ended up more maudlin than I intended but poems run away from you sometimes... 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for the cherries, ABC Eds. Much appreciated. Paul 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Good advice, to value every moment. I liked "Standing on the edge of time" very much

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading it, Di. Your thoughts always welcome. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Written with so much thought, and a poem I could identify with.Those last five lines said it all for me, exactly how I would express my own life.

Reflective and uplifting Paul. Not morbid at all.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Jenny. Yes, uplifting is the message I want to convey. I certainly hope it's not morbid (my word above is "maudlin" which is a different context, I think).  Wishing you all the very best for 2023 and may your year be filled with more wonderful writing. Paul :)