A Trilogy Number One *** Lost Love 0ne
A Trilogy Number One *** Lost Love 0ne
From somewhere in the night
a bell rang.
And through the dark
the ringing of it
echoed across valleys
over hills
and into my mind.
For hearing it
reminded me of a time.
A time when thoughts were clear
and crisp
when my heartbeat
with love and understanding.
And the ringing grew clearer
stronger
I saw you standing
before me
in a cloud
naked
and soft
smiling at me.
My eyes
stained with ancient tears
widened at the sight.
The bell
that distant chime
continued to penetrate my memory
the darkness
could not absorb your glow.
I begged for your touch
but the cloud
the mist around you
the echoes of the ringing
the moans of my mind
the weeping of my tears
the tremble of my soul
only served to make the passion stronger
and
and then
you laughed…
you laughed at me
and my longing for you…
just as you always did.
The bell rang
and you died again.
Tony Sexton
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I love the line, “the darkness could not absorb your glow”. Words of admiration and longing. So sweetly sad
Thank you.
Such tenderness…
and then
you laughed…
you laughed at me
and my longing for you…
just as you always did.
The bell rang
and you died again.
…. and then the teacup shatters. This took me somewhere long ago. Loved the construction, the choices, that created this memorial of sorts. Loved it Tony. I’m all misty.
Thank you. It is a poem from long ago but still haunts me,
Tony this is beautiful and sad in the best ways. It makes me feel like “The Poem” by Franz Wright whom I love:
It was like getting a love letter from a tree
Eyes closed forever to find you–
There is a life which
if I could have it
I would have chosen for myself from the beginning
Thank you. I am honored with your comment.