It’s the 5th Annual Blogger’s Silent Poetry Reading. I’ve participated in 2006, 2007, 2008 over at my knitting blog andin 2008 here. Then last year gave you the Very Special Treat of sharing one of my own poems with you. it went over so well, I thought I’d try it again. It’s a rare, rare thing, so … I hope you like it!
Mourning After
by Deb BoykenFinally, I stand, my feet firm on the shore,
And look back as the waves of grief lap at my toes.I successfully navigated the waters, finding air
For my gasping lungs, as the tempest washed over my head.Yet I fought my way through the waves, leaving
My battered heart no choice but to strive with the rest of me.I struggled to the beach, victorious but weary, uncaught by
The undertow of despair dragging at my heels.Looking back at the horizon, I see wave after wave
Baring white teeth which can no longer touch me.Grief waits, poised to dissolve the sand beneath my feet,
But I’ve charted its greater depths, and ‘ware its watery tricks.Still, it calls me, sussurrating in the wind, tempting me,
Promising to fill my ears, my mind, with waters of wistful memories.I stand unmoving, my feet firmly planted on the sands of life,
My hardest challenge now to turn away.
Hmm, interesting… it’s been a while since I read this one.
I was completely pulled into this poem and felt like I was actually at the seashore. I could see the sand, the waves, the seagulls… Resounding visuals! I especially love “watery tricks” and the emotional tones throughout. Lovely poem, Deb!
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