the old path overgrown and empty
lead deep into the forest
ending at a worn intersection
here she stop, remembering
time and him, days long gone
washed away with tears
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
1916
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light!
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9 comments:
Wow, B.H.D, this is good. She still remembers, and always will, their partings at that intersection. Then one time was their final,last, parting.
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I like your new blog
lot--awful lot--missing you
sight for my sore eyes
(Was that a poor Senryƫ?)
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wonderful poem
you took me down that path.
I was there, perhaps because it is familiar.
Absolutely wonderful! Been there, done that...
I really like this. It feels lived in.
'and I...I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference...'
Thank you, Melanie--this was poignant.
There's a couple of typos:
'lead' maybe should be 'led' or 'leads'
and here she 'stop' should be 'stops'
Thanks for a great image--
Oh, this is so poignant - I feel that intersection. Beautiful, as always.
I feel the emptiness. The overgrowth must be a painful sight.
Oh how bittersweet to revisit that place.
the tangled overgrowth, the slanted rays of light
my heart breaks
A sensitive moment stung with raw beauty!
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