I gathered All of the loneliness And laid it to rest In a tomb Named “Hope” So many attended To say their Last goodbyes And wish A final adieu To a now Forgotten emotion Who had haunted Them for so long They smiled And caressed With hands That could Now feel a future The tomb Named “Hope”
I gathered All I could Of life’s emptiness And sealed it In a bottle Named “Desire” And set it adrift In the sea Named “Tranquillity” Never more To again See the shores of life So many attended To bid their Last goodbyes And wash away An unwanted fear Who had journeyed With them for so long But now Was cast aside Like he’s brother Who lay In a tomb Named “Hope”
And of all My gatherings The most that Brought me comfort Was “Despair” For my journey Had finally allowed Me to cast aside This The most destructive Of my Demons And once again I could taste “Life”
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Posted: Jan 2014
About this poem:
Mind you "Life" doesnt quite taste as good as a large Brandy!!
This tears at the heart of sentimentalism....great write!!
Serenity4twoDonegal, IrelandJan 17, 2014
Deep and thought provoking Rob ... Human emotion laid bare ,,yet ending with a sense of liberation and hope ... excellent poetry indeed thankyou for posting this -- warm regards ..F
Hi, trurorob, …gathered...And sealed it In a bottle Named… Oh, what bliss to replace loneliness with "Hope", emptiness with "Desire" set adrift In the sea Named "Tranquillity" and to, once again…taste "Life". Such a good way to begin a New Year - and every day! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Blown away once again...I must tell you how often each time I read your writing....I have to really think. Only very few see the gift of despair or even pain...thanks for the read...much enjoyed piece from you...as always.
Rob: For me as I read this poem I connect with my Lord and Savior as being the Tomb of Hope - Tranquility - Despair and Life. I know you don't believe but I really get the chills reading it.
Kathy
Candykid2Sterling, Virginia USAMar 3, 2020
I recall this piece, yet it was at a time when I was attempting my best efforts to process the depth of your writings. You are very savvy in word choice that forces writers to question overall intentions with your artistic expressions. I too, agree there are few, if any, substitutes for that sweet poison..,,,Godsprincess, nice job resurrecting this gem.
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Ken
how often your writing seems to touch universal core
thanks for bringing this to us
Cheers Rob!
A truly, intensely insightful piece of work!
Excellent! Thank you for sharing.
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Human emotion laid bare ,,yet ending with a sense of liberation and hope ... excellent poetry indeed thankyou for posting this --
warm regards ..F
…gathered...And sealed it In a bottle Named… Oh, what bliss to replace loneliness with "Hope", emptiness with "Desire" set adrift In the sea Named "Tranquillity" and to, once again…taste "Life". Such a good way to begin a New Year - and every day! Thanks for sharing.
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this speaks to every person and right to my soul.
thank you
relax a little bit. Everything's gonna be ok.
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I too, agree there are few, if any, substitutes for that sweet poison..,,,Godsprincess, nice job resurrecting this gem.
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Glad that someone has resurrected it.
Rob