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Like haunting shadows
dancing in dark alleys
They spoke to me
in hoarse whispers
They told me
never to let go of them
Like famished souls
severed from grungy bodies
They clutched
at my flaming little heart
Their sole desire
was to seep deep into it
There was no escape
from their thorny vines
– no denying
their omnipresence –
And while I melted into
their burning passion
– While I gave in to
their relentless cries –
They transformed
into a beautiful verse
– an epitaph –
on the headstone
of my wordless reflection
**Posted for a smashing Week 103 of Magpie Tales – Where images demand answers, and we poets and writers attempt… **
kay said:
wow..i enjoyed every word of your poem….x
Kavita said:
Aww…thank you so much, Kay …
A really glad you enjoyed the read…
Hugsss!!!!
Tess Kincaid said:
Beautiful!
Kavita said:
Thankoo, Tess !!!!
xoxoxo
Other Mary said:
Oh, nicely done. I really like your closing lines,
‘- an epitaph –
on the headstone
of my wordless reflection’
Kavita said:
Aahh….thanks a ton, Mary… My fav. lines too!! 🙂
Hugs to you, lovely lady…
Linda Fraser said:
I thought this poem to be sensual and expressive, Kavita. Thank you for sharing.
Kavita said:
Oh thanks, Linda… I am guessing you too, like me, are havi a love affair with words.. 🙂
So I totally get where that comment came from…
slpmartin said:
What powerful poem….love the imagery of the poem and the photo.
Kavita said:
Thanks, charles… You are very kind hearted, my dear friend…
brian said:
an epitaph on the headstone of my wordless reflection…tight…nice close ma’am….also not escaping their thorny vines…well writ kavita
Kavita said:
Gee…thanks, Bri…
When one is enveloped by writers’ block, but is still occasionally graced by the flow of words, one comes up with such poems I suppose 🙂 Besides, when one has some excellent poet friends, one does get inspired, ya know…
Take care, my friend…
Shers said:
Simply lovely, this!
kolembo said:
Haha, posted the comment to the wrong poem. It’s this one the got me…but then, they all do!
Absolutely!
There you go…magic from nothing. Suddenly nothing transforms to beauty.
There’s an integrity to the whole piece that’s astonishing.
It’s lovely to come back and read you again.
Lovely.
Sue Anderson said:
Wonderful, especially those last lines.
=)
tekia said:
Nice write Kavita!!
Wander said:
Thank you for this.
http://wanderwithoutbeinglost.blogspot.com/2012/02/grave-so-fine.html
Wander
Jingle Poetry @ The Gooseberry Garden said:
excellent…
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Caty said:
beautiful…so glad you gave in to their relentlessness. 🙂
hypercryptical said:
A beautiful write Kavita!
Anna :o]