Lost

Lost

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moonlight
keeps dark at bay
pressing in

a night wind stirs

mocking the breath
of life now lost
to the light-less realm
beyond this chill
encircling me

no emotion here
save grief

a broken stair
a grasp-less hand
an ankle bent
held-oranges spilled

a distant siren wails

but no voice came
to her futile cry

the moon caresses
that tender neck
once softly kissed

now broken

those lips
will not know again
sweet fruit

nor love

blackness presses in

…

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~ by Image&VerseToo on October 26, 2007.

Posted in collage, image, poem

40 Responses to “Lost”

Rob, you have such an incredible talent for entwining heartbreak and beauty. Such a sadly beautiful poem, celebrating love in loss. An utterly amazing piece of writing!

Herb Urban said this on October 26, 2007 at 1:37 pm | Reply
Herb –

You are always very gracious… I appreciate your enduring support and kind words!

I believe my melancholy muse sparks the part of my soul that is most authentically me.

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imageverse2 said this on October 26, 2007 at 1:51 pm | Reply
Your poem.
The artwork on your blog.
Your spirit.
All combine to create a happening.
Thanks for sharing,
Frances

Frances said this on October 27, 2007 at 12:18 am | Reply
Not much I read makes me cry. This did.

Betty C. said this on October 27, 2007 at 5:48 am | Reply
Rob,
A way to ease the ravages of grief by seeing the beauty that was, and remembering. That’s all we can ask for from this life; to be remembered!
rel

rel said this on October 27, 2007 at 7:16 am | Reply
Frances –

You are most welcome, and most kind… 😉

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 9:01 am | Reply
Betty C. —

I’m pleased you were moved.

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 9:01 am | Reply
rel –

…and that the remembering springs from love we knew while here in this temporal plane…

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 9:05 am | Reply
Well done Rob, you say so much with such well-placed words. “those lips will not know again sweet fruit”–such a powerful wrenching line. The end means so much is given up.

Matthew said this on October 27, 2007 at 10:13 am | Reply
So sad and yet so beautiful

Gill said this on October 27, 2007 at 10:28 am | Reply
Matthew –

Thank you for your generous compliment.

In the end, we who survive, long for the simplest of pleasures to be shared again, just one more time, with our beloved departed.

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 10:47 am | Reply
Gill –

You are so kind… thank you! 😉

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 10:48 am | Reply
such a moving poem… it touches the readers to the heart.

Liza's Eyeview said this on October 27, 2007 at 11:02 am | Reply
Liza –

Thank you for your gracious words!

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 11:56 am | Reply
and we as a nation would say…”help i’ve fallen and i can’t get up!!!!!”

such a situation made light of,, even laughable.. when the truth is ever so sobering… excellent piece…

paisley said this on October 27, 2007 at 1:04 pm | Reply
Paisley –

Personal sanity frequently dictates we find a way to soften, what may be to the person involved, a terrifying, even life altering situation.

Thank you for the kind words!

imageverse2 said this on October 27, 2007 at 1:21 pm | Reply
Touching words, Rob! This is one of the most beautiful pieces I ever read. I especially liked the part:

“of life now lost
to the light-less realm
beyond this chill
encircling me”

It speaks for itself.
Thanks for sharing this very fine poem!

Gilson said this on October 27, 2007 at 1:29 pm | Reply
but no voice came
to her futile cry

How devastatingly sad. I almost can’t bear it.

Robin said this on October 27, 2007 at 4:52 pm | Reply
Overwhelmingly sad and painful. Overwhelmingly beautiful. My eyes are full of tears…

Tumblewords said this on October 27, 2007 at 7:19 pm | Reply
How very beautifully sad. It makes my heart feel somehow broken. Masterful.

patois said this on October 27, 2007 at 10:30 pm | Reply
As most have said before me, A very touching piece.

Rob, thanks for your comments on my post. I truly appreciate it.

gautami tripathy said this on October 27, 2007 at 11:43 pm | Reply
Gilson –

Thank you for your touching comments…

I have been filled with deep sadness the past several weeks. This poem and photo collage spring from this lingering sadness.

The collage is brand new… the free verse poem is the final writing of a piece I began earlier in 2007, around the time of year my now-deceased son Aaron was killed. I’ve mentioned his death before on my blog.

I think I finished the writing now because this coming weekend is his birthday. He would have been 31 now, but he died at age 18 of a broken neck — in a tragic automobile accident.

I think this piece “Lost” is actually somehow about my still unresolved issues with his death? They seem to be surfacing again rather acutely, and they’re wholly unexpected.

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 3:50 am | Reply
Robin –

The feelings that drove this poem and image are very present and deep within me… very real and extremely raw. I think that is why this piece is genuinely sad, even painful… that is how it feels to me.

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 3:57 am | Reply
Tumblewords –

I am pleased it touched you. The feelings and memories that inspired it are overwhelming, and painfully beautiful… their essence is profound love and bitter loss.

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 4:02 am | Reply
Patois –

My broken heart is in these words…

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 4:03 am | Reply
Gautami –

Thank you… and you are most welcome.

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 4:04 am | Reply
The artwork is as masterful as the words…
I’m sorry for the pain and loss you feel…

Marie said this on October 28, 2007 at 2:13 pm | Reply
Rob… I love the pic. 🙂

Cynthia Bagley said this on October 28, 2007 at 2:32 pm | Reply
It’s heartbreaking and beautiful.

Devil Mood said this on October 28, 2007 at 5:41 pm | Reply
Marie –

Thank you… 😉

Pain reminds us we are human — and still alive!

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 7:20 pm | Reply
Cynthia –

Thank you…

It was very satisfying to create!

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 7:22 pm | Reply
Devil Mood –

I appreciate your kind words!

imageverse2 said this on October 28, 2007 at 7:23 pm | Reply
I liked your post…No emotion save grief…that really stayed with me.

joey said this on October 28, 2007 at 10:43 pm | Reply
Joey –

Thank you…

imageverse2 said this on October 29, 2007 at 9:28 am | Reply
A vividly dark poem. You captured the essence of loss. JP/deb

JanePoe (aka Deborah) said this on October 29, 2007 at 10:21 am | Reply
Reminds me of Alice Cooper’s “Welcome to my nightmare” Album.

I really enjoy both Thanks.

Steve said this on October 30, 2007 at 12:59 am | Reply
Deborah (JP) –

I appreciate your kind words…

imageverse2 said this on October 30, 2007 at 1:42 am | Reply
Steve –

Many, many years ago my band opened for Alice Cooper when they (he) was just beginning to do shows.

imageverse2 said this on October 30, 2007 at 1:44 am | Reply
Spooky! Both poems were incredible…your artwork also! ps: I like typing white on a black background..the letters apear like tiny ghosts! mwa hahaha!

Pam Aries said this on October 30, 2007 at 8:10 am | Reply
Pam –

Thank you… and I think yo meant to post to “Haunted” 😉

imageverse2 said this on October 30, 2007 at 10:33 am | Reply