~A piece of you is still in me
Still here and it can't be lost
The peace of you is still in me
Still here still with you gone
When loneliness swamped me
Caught out in a paper boat
Still here, your peace bailed with me
That piece we could not drown
When fortune's hunt yields pyrite veins
When frost collides with hope
It's your peace that keeps me sane
Still here still with you gone
I've been exiled from paradise
Soul's pockets emptied of all that shines
But there's a well worn path to where peace lies
I'm waiting there for you
A piece of you is still in me
I'll wait there for you
~ Nara Malone
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Excellent writing...
ReplyDeleteI really like the rhythm and images it is very like a song!
ReplyDeletenice...thre is a great rhythm to this....and the piece still in you...and you waiting right there...this is endearing...i can feel the longing and the missing...
ReplyDeleteyour writing and your blog are very provacative...do I feel the murmer of memories buried so long ago?...naw...oh what the hell..absolutely
ReplyDeleteOld Grizz
Well expressed .... loved it ....
ReplyDeleteGrief and loss are powerful expressions of love which you have demonstrated so well in your poem.
ReplyDeletefirst, liked the picture a lot.
ReplyDeletethe poem is full of emotions.... longing...
Beautiful picture, beautiful poem full of hope for that someone's return.
ReplyDeletepiece and peace .. still within and gone without.. loved it
ReplyDeleteI love the contrast between the paper boat and the hope and the knowing that is so concrete..long may we wait for that person who helps us feel peace..jae
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, and I love the picture, too!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. I particularly like the lines:
ReplyDeleteWhen fortune's hunt yields pyrite veins
When frost collides with hope
There a few good lines such as "When loneliness swamped me / Caught out in a paper boat" and the lines Other Mary quoted as well, but I don't know if L3 and L4 in S1 are really necessary.
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