This page I tore
Forsook its tale
Of a man staring across the sea
I don’t know who’ll be there at the end
But the one at the start is me
From a dream risen
Born anew
Seen many worlds long lost in time
Remembering only famous last words
But those were just a wasted rhyme
Within the ink
Bled on the blank
I’m kept forever, for one more round
Of trudging through the old unknown
Another one – once loved, never found
The lost chapters may come to be
A piece of life
Beneath the veil
From the void – the dust of ages
To harbors of infinity
Stretched out over tattered pages
That one at the end is me
Tired & broken,
Craving heaven’s taste
Until a new beginning comes
& all the thoughts of old are erased
But never will he learn the truth
Just tales that start with “way back when…”
Past marked in sand, washed by the sea
Before he’s back to cross again
This garden of ice is his home
The weeping sea, its shroud – his grave
& hope from a myth
His last light
When the gods below call forth another wave
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The visionary in the piece is astounding.
Someday I’ma write something with water,
other than “I’m drowning”. ?
You’ve got this knack for making tragedy seem appealing. I respect that about your writing.
Another jewel.
hahaha well, that already sounded good enough 🙂 I just love sea-themed stuff.
tragedy seems to be the description of life in general, but it also contains the opposite of itself.. so it always resurfaces while i’m writing..
i’m really glad that you liked it.. can’t find a way to thank you properly 😉
Bold. Epic. Confident. Those three words are what come to mind after having read this gem. Truly man, everyone can learn a lot about narrative weaving into poetry. No one I’ve read has done it better than you. Write on, my friend – you’ll always have a reader in me :’) Stellar.
wow.. one does not simply hear that from Cyrus without writing something great.. lol.. so yea, I’m gonna believe you 🙂
I started working on this about two years ago, with Andy Koch (I’m sure you remember him) but we never finished it, so I took my part (4th stanza) and wrote the rest based on his idea, with some of my own twists.. & I gotta say, this one really wasn’t easy to write.. your words mean a lot, bro.. thanks for the feedback!!
Ahh..this flows so well. Beautifully put together from start to finish. A job well done, bro.
I’m always glad to hear from you.. thanks, bro.. :))))
What a journey! It’s unbelievable what you can create with your words. Thanks for the ride
I think it was the weed lol.. anytime! & thank you :)))
The last stanza made it sound very majestic! Lately your poems have given me a feeling like I’m reading parts of a story that I just want to know more about!
they’re all parts of one story, so you’re not wrong.. & the ones I’ve been posting lately are related to a certain aspect of it.. glad you noticed that.. thanks a lot! 🙂