Sunday, October 11, 2009

the rolling waves of sorrow





each raindrop from heaven
that falls reflects
the tears i feel in my heart
on bended knees
i beg a reprieve
from the onslaught they impart

and the winds that rage
and howl through the trees
bring sorrow in rolling waves
while sharpened edges
of the sword
the grief in my soul engraves





51 comments:

  1. thanx;)your so welcome back to us. Whats your favorite cookie?

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  2. ooh! delicious sorrow can be so lovely!

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  3. I love it. The tears, the storm and the sword. Excellent images. Thank you.

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  4. sometimes i wonder if you are really feeling this way ... and as i believe on your work ...i get concerned and sad for your heart Shadow ...
    the fact you write so perfectly with so much feelings doesn't take fron my chest the fact that you deserve to feel much better and i can't do nothing for you...what a situaion !!
    as i was in the situation of this poem and felt this now inside my veins , i don't feel sorrow anymore... i feel love ...
    thanks for sharing your feelings in a so magic way . every word fron you seems to be a masterpiece .

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  5. Oh my goodness, such pain, Shadow. I hope this is not how you are feeling now, but if so I hope you also feel how much love is directed at you from all your readers.

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  6. Shadow, Shadow....you're a talented writer. The imagery here just soaks through my clothes as the rain falls and the winds chill me to the bone...

    I was so there!!

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  7. such sorrow in this post, yet so beautifully written, as always. kind of fitting as we get closer to Hallow's eve
    :}

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  8. Shadow- so much for loving storms and waves. Hmph! See, this is why we must embrace the thunder; so that it might be friendlier. Still, a beautiful beatdown it was. ~rick

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  9. Deep stuff.

    This sounds like a person trying to work negative emotions out.


    Great blog.

    Best regards

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  10. Shadow, get yourself to a sunny place, quickly. You need a good soaking in Vitamin D.

    Strong poem. Got me thinking.

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  11. Beautiful!

    I hope you're not so sad as this poem may indicate. It's beautiful and so sad...

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  12. I would bake you something if I could, but there is something at Word Garden for you. ;-)

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  13. Your poems are always very deep and moving.

    Blessings, andrea

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  14. Shadow, I just discovered your blog and have been reading some of your poetry. WOW! You are an awesome writer.. very talented indeed. I will be stopping by frequently :)

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  15. 'each raindrop from heaven that falls reflects the tears i feel in my heart on bended knees'

    these are my favourite lines..cuz it speaks of the way i feel..

    thkx for your nice comment..be waiting for your next post..

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  16. Wow. Last month I thought I cold die from the breaking of my heart. You capture it well.

    That photo looks like something from my dreams.

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  17. I'm new to your blog and I came to know about you from Fireblossom at Wordgarden. And she's very much right in describing you as good with poetry.

    "bring sorrow in rolling waves
    while sharpened edges
    of the sword
    the grief in my soul engraves"

    I loved these lines. Very graphical!

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  18. Uh oh, engraved grief sound permanent. Or am I reading too much into it.

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  19. Hi, Shadow. This poem is full of sharp, ringing images as well as the raw emotions those images describe. As Caio said, thank you for sharing feelings in so magic a way. Hugs to you.
    Chris

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  20. Your poetry and photography are beautiful, even in melancholy x

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  21. beautifully written, though i do hope the feelings are memories and the sorrow has washed away on the tides...

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  22. It's a job to be more expressive than that picture, but you managed it. Nice work. :)

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  23. I try to imagine what's going on in your mind when you write such emotionally charged words.

    Hope you are just greatly creative and not feeling in the way your poem depicts, if you get my meaning.

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  24. A heart broken in pain and sorrow. Sadness lurking everywhere. With this I can identify...

    Shadow...SO Neat-O!

    PEACE!

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  25. beautiful. touching. thank you Shadow

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  26. You must have known the sadness in my soul today. You captured it in your words.

    PG

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  27. Awesomely deep Shadow. Thank you. Blessings dear one.

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  28. G'day Shadow.
    Hope your Monday has been treating you well...

    ...to answer your question you left in my comments, I responded ---

    Shadow In the Constitution, there is a thing called impeachment [voting them OUT after serving only part of their elected term in office]. It's a strong motion, and it has come to reality....but it would take a LOT of mistakes. As I have said today, work with them...if all else fails, IMPEACH ---not use a gun as depicted in the political cartoon.

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  29. I hate it when the sword gets even sharper with each swipe at the heart.
    It is the stony heart that dulls it which is the dilemma. I'd rather a heart soft and malleable, despite the scarring, than one only good for breaking windows.

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  30. I feel the long grind of erosion.

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  31. This is excellent, Shadow...I am not kidding, I hope you a book together soon! :)

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  32. I'm grateful for not having raging winds and a lot of rolling waves of sorrow this weekend.

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  33. Howzit Shadow? I have missed you so much while away on vacation. It's been lovely to have the time to catch up on your beautiful work. I miss RSA so much and you always make me feel just a little bit closer. May God bless you sunshine.

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  34. How strange that sadness for me is helped by words of deep sorrow. You wonderful poem spoke well to my heart. With thanks.

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  35. I can feel your pain Shadow, the waves will find there way back to calmer seas.

    I hope the sorrowful penning is a metaphoric evidence of your talents in your writings and not a painful ordeal that you are going through.

    Thank you so much for your appreciated comment on mine.

    Peace and hugs my friend...

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  36. For over 2 months I've been reading your poems.

    I read it, close my eyes and re-read it.

    When I open my eyes, the whole world seems so different.

    Every single time.

    Speechless. Awesome.

    Fantabulous.

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  37. Good expressions. Loved it. :)

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  38. Those rolling waves are romantic looking, and sounding, like a tide of orgasms.

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  39. This is so sad.
    Do you need a hug?
    Here is one anyway.
    ((((HUG))))

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  40. sad words, that encourage optomism to my mind

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  41. Sorrow lives to remind us of the delicate beauty that remains. (Hugs)Indigo

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  42. Nice Blog! Happy New Year!

    By IonnKorr, Greece

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