And Too Late Now
The sky blue pink of day slowly devoured by twilight
reducing everything it touched to diluted sepia.
The vibrant green of the distant hills stolen and replaced withย
sombre grey.
Alone he stood watching silently..his weathered hand slowly
smoothing his thinning hair.
He thought with pain,of the times she would weave her slender fingers
through his untameable mane
and she smiled at his inscrutable face.
Regret overwhelmed him as he knew he should have returned her smile,
joined her in the joy of love expressed, but that was then....
and too late now.
As the sun sank into oblivion,kissing the sky farewell until morning,
he touched his lips, now cold, cracked and unused
and prayed to feel the warmth of her mouth
as she soย often planted a sweet, fragrant kiss on his cheek.
So simple, so caring,so constant
A lifetime of loving shared,yet few words spoken.
He hoped that love would be recognised without great
displays of emotion,
yet,whilst he knew her unwavering devotion,
he felt now,
at this final moment,
that his words should have been clearer,
warmer,
honeyed.
As he held the cold ,steely urn which was all that remained of his
darling girl,
he felt a tear,slowly meander down his face
and he knew his heart was irrevocably broken
and that no words
could bring her home.
Words left sadly, mute and unspoken
And too late now
ย
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it's nice to see your lovely posts again. phenomenal read dear poetess sister
My darling itโs good toย be back with my โpoetic familyโ once more...times are still tough but I will keep trying to compose as and when time permits....so good to get your comments ย which you know I always value so very much and thank you for xx
Ian Williams thank you so much for ย reading and I hope you enjoyed it. xxx
My goodness LO!!..... how I've missed your distinctive style of poetic creativity around here......ย this beautifully delivered narrativeย piece is such a subtly moving & powerfully insightful look into the world of regrets that Love can, all-too-often, manifest...... the meticulous word choices creating such a softness in phrasing that it shows its reverence through its tone of melancholy and downright "lump in the throat' sadness!!....... had to PIN this!!......smokin' grooves dear poet sister!!....... so good to see you on the pages!!.......LOVE & ROCKETS!!.....T xo ?โดโค
Hello my poet brother xxx yes itโs been a while and filled with โupsโ and โdownsโ ..sadly more โdownsโ than โupsโ but slowly starting to see daylight again. I was inspired to write this piece following ย an old friends recent loss and many hours talking with him of the regrets he had that he felt he could never put right.....It made me even more determined to never shy ย from telling those ย people I care ย about most , just how loved they are.Life is sometimes just too fleeting and before we know it ..it has passed us by.Thank you so much for your constant support and encouragement and fingers crossed that time will allow me to spend more time doing the thing that I love most..writing! Hugs, thanks and yet more ย hugs to you my friend xxxx
Hello Lodigiana...
This is very beautiful and sad...
It's great too see you again...
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and poetic awesomeness...
Best wishes and blessings!
Hugs...
sparrowsong
So happy to be back where I feel so happy! Thank you my lovely girl for you always so supportive and lovely comments..all I need now is a little more positive inspiration ..which I can always find reading works on this site..so hopefully I will be finding the time now to catc( up on a lot of back reading!,, Thank you my friend and loving hugs xxx
Very touching and utterly beautiful. Great to see you back Lady Lodigiana,
your friend
Nigel
Thank you so much Nigel ..I have a lot of catch up reading to do ย which I will so enjoy doing ย - so expect a few forthcoming missives. Really appreciate your comments as always dear friend! xxx
Hi Lodigiana
Welcome back and wow back with a bang!
I have missed your work very much and can't wait to read loads more!!!
I know all about the ups and downs of life as I too am going through a very difficult period of my life right nowย
Take comfort of the talents and the lovely people of Cosmo would be my advice. People such as yourself.
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Aw Kieran that was such a lovely thing to say..and truly does mean the world to me! As you say life can beย a bit of a rollercoaster and we have to sometimes change our priorities but it's good to know that ultimately there is a wonderful Cosmoย 'Family' one can come back to..Now need to arrange my time so that I can enjoy the writings of so many talanted people on this site..which clearly will always include yourself my friend! xx
Touching and wonderfulย
Thank you so much Edward.. really appreciate your comments and so pleased that it touched you. xx