We ran with lions across the wild Serengeti Scaled the Himalayas for the elusive yeti Danced the dance of the glorious antelope As we lived our romance in kaleidoscope
Spreading young wings wider than the albatross As time drifted on by in clouds of candyfloss Along the Nile we collected crocodile tears Swam with dolphins who allayed any fears
Floated in time with the brightest humming bird Roamed over the plains with a mighty bison herd Absorbed blood red sunsets in a desert dream Waited for the stars in a glorious array of agleam
Saw polar bears stare as we scaled the frozen land All these we discovered never leaving hand in hand Then history tells us that time becomes an outcast As the wonder years sped on by from first to last
Our world had now spun from dawn to full eclipse As you parted that final kiss upon my cold lips Take me my love further than I have ever been And let me see the future that your eyes have seen
Across all the rivers and over the many oceans From mountain tops to the desert of emotions Take me my love to be always by your side And allow our memories as your life’s guide
She scattered my ashes across her life Upon the plains that had seen so much strife She took them higher than an eagle dare And deeper than a heart could ever share
Will you weep to capture all of our past Will tears lie as salt lakes until the last Scatter me my love upon your very soul Scatter me wherever you lay your bowl Scatter me amongst all your sad emotions Scatter me once again as you cross the Oceans
And when all to you appears to be lost And life seems to be covered in the cold frost Take heart my love and hear the new fawn And live and live upon the new dawn
Hey dear Rob, wow! if possible, not only do you keep enthralling us with your sophisticated and heartfelt phraseology, but, you keep taking your work to greater heights, which equals greater delights for us. Bravo! with much love, EGT
FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKJul 4, 2014
Hi Rob
A journey touching almost every corner of the globe - and a poignant reflection on how the best things in life are frequently so ephemeral: On the other hand, there is some terrific rhyming throughout this poem - but maybe you shouldn't be contemplating having those ashes scattered just yet, there must be much more to come from your pen!
Cheers Bill, very kind comment, I still enjoy rhyming but also love the freedom of free prose. Rob
EarlgreyteaLimassol, CyprusJun 28, 2016
[Scatter me my love upon your very soul Scatter me wherever your head may lie Scatter me amongst all your sad emotions Scatter me with your heart when you pass]
Wow! Great poetry, unusual and powerful and emotive imagery/energy surged through me as I read your piece dear Rob. Thank you for stretching my horizons once again, love and light, Earl
And life seems to be covered in the cold frost Hope your hart could really give love and she"d survive in the cold frost. I liked that new ending Rob. Gr. Lilly
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I've never heard of that word before.
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with much love,
EGT
A journey touching almost every corner of the globe - and a poignant reflection on how the best things in life are frequently so ephemeral: On the other hand, there is some terrific rhyming throughout this poem - but maybe you shouldn't be contemplating having those ashes scattered just yet, there must be much more to come from your pen!
Best wishes
Bill
Rob
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Scatter me wherever your head may lie
Scatter me amongst all your sad emotions
Scatter me with your heart when you pass]
Wow! Great poetry, unusual and powerful and emotive imagery/energy surged through me as I read your piece dear Rob. Thank you for stretching my horizons once again,
love and light,
Earl
Rob
Rob
Rob
Hope your hart could really give love and she"d survive in the cold frost.
I liked that new ending Rob. Gr. Lilly