The Remnants of Matter – A Self-Cento – LexPoMo 2024
Green canopy hides dark sky
Middle age, a tree with brilliant leaves
Shape shifting in the shadows
Different decade, different songs
Man’s stupidity displayed
Downturned eyes, the click of a cane on the pavement
Now begins the conquest of darkness
Cracks in asphalt green with moss
A box of ashes in the closet
The remnants of matter
Stuck to the wet, concrete floor
Beyond the fence with a broken lock
Why bother watching nightly news?
Electric eels surpass us in voltage
Passing shades of demise —
Strange dreams of life, so many twists
Regretted hours
I put up a good fight
What will world be like when meek inherit?
Hold tight that invisible spark
High above a pool of childhood glee
It’s a beautiful place.
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Thanks for sharing- beautiful hope prevails.
caught my breath here:
Green canopy hides dark sky
Middle age, a tree with brilliant leaves
Shape shifting in the shadows
…a box of ashes in the closet
…why bother watching nightly news
…hold tight that invisible spark
A really good poem to go out of June on.
Excellent poem, and not an easy form to master. (This is the second cento I’ve read today. Each was formatted differently, but both are impressive.) Great work, Victoria!
This is beautiful and what a way to encapsulate a month of great poetry!
Love it!
Yay! I did one too!! (And I credited you… and encouraged others to do them… but they are HARD to pull off.) Thanks for all your comments and support again this month.
I love how you end this one. There’s something special in this kind of cento… what rises to the top of a month of new writing and how we choose to frame it when we step back. “It’s a beautiful place.” is such a meaningful take-away. I’m glad that’s what you have to take forward. Best of luck in where your writing takes you next. Cheers!