Staples in a lamp post
Staples in a lamp postย
I walk my route with thought and senseย
Past the old town that most would missย
I think and gather a thought and feelingย
Always wondering where itโs all leadingย
I pass the empty stores where have these gone sure they once were the source and belongย
I walk once again past pillars and postsย
Old worn out phone box almost a ghostย
Times keep moving but so does my walkย
I keep on thinking and gather a thoughtย
Someone will stop from time to time and tell meย the past it was once mine now itโs just past
A day on a walk I stop and looked up at tar cover lamppost that would mean so much.ย
This post as a child had noย meaning no rhyme but as I grow older It will one day be mine.ย
This post that I stare gives chills that scare for as we grow older I know I will be there.ย
This post that now seems covered in staples of loved ones that left us and gone to heaven.ย
This post is a post but look deep you will see is strong and itโs there waiting for you and for me.ย
The post that I pass on each morning walk seem to have a new staples new meaning new lossย
People I may know people I might not but with every pass I always take note.ย
This post is a post to light up a night this post is a post that leads a path and I pay my respects whenever I pass.ย
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SORRY I didn't comment on this yesterday... something pulled me away just after I read it!!.....I like that you took such a simple object and gave it so much meaning..... bringing it to life poetically was a clever idea and cool way to reflect on your childhood and even the town itself to some extent!!...... you have a fine sense of rhythm and timing which gives the entirety a nice flow as you read it...... but mostly I found the creativity in your phrasing and imagery is what made this shine for me!!.......ALL STARS!!.... well done dear poet brother.... and....WELCOME to COSMO!!......LOVE & ROCKETS!!.......T xo ?โด?
Thank you so much for your lovely comments Iโve not written anything since leaving school 15 years ago but thought I would give it a go. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment means a lotย
Great opening piece of work....hope to read many more !
Hi Kieran thank you so much for taking the time to read and giving great feedback much appreciated ?
Hi, great opening piece of work and very meaningful.ย look forward to reading more, you are very talented!ย Take care.
superb write. Welcome to Cosmofunnel!
Brilliant and tragic.
Johnย
Beautifully written.
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I love this piece Lee, it bears such pain, the Pain of life and death, how have we not come to terms withย death, I guess evolution will never prepare us for the passing of humanity. The post was erected to sustain electricity, to give us real benefit but now it has become a monolith, a statue of human death, a tombstone to represent our passing, I know I'm repeating myself but it's fantastic that you could see this, you must be awake.
Keep writing, keep watching.