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The smell of ash greeted him as it did every morning. Dreams of inferno and death fading with the rising sun, how long had it been he wondered. Two years, or was it three.
#colourchallenge#sepia Sepia are my memories of the time that we once shared, many visitors came into my life, but you were the one that truly cared.
It's sad how we forgot. How to be together,. Such a shame that we let go. Of the ease of existence. When we were hit. By the cooling weather,. When summer had lost. Its brilliant sheen and the.
Stuck inside, curtains closed, Light filters in on your face.
#colour #color #sepia His photograph; now faded, The colors were once bold, His bright smile now sepia, A past memory of old.
Have you ever been a storm bird. A high flyer, too high to catch. A low blower, A razer to the ground. I have been a storm bird. Delight in my lightning Cower at my thunder.
The storm , unexpectedly, came crashing in, And I was born, into love, yes, into poverty, certainly, but into, Happiness.
#colourchallenge. A face of ashen,. It was apparent then,. Not long left,. Before she took her last breath,. Laying in a bed of white,. October day light,. Slowly fading drifting away,.
It's been so long since iv seen you, You have always been there for me, Just for a shoulder to cry on, I can still picture your smile , your laugh and your song You were here when I left you , And...
Fragrant silence,. Scented,. With hope, and memories seemingly nonchalant in violence. Melancholy breeze,. Attempted,. To soothe, to heal, old sins we breathed. Winter rain,. Relented,.
Is grief just intense love that has no home; No longer a vessel to reciprocate. Lingering in the solemn air; A part of mourning we have to tolerate.
A story never told, Your cards were folded as soon as they were dealt, I've lost trust in myself, I just need to find you so desperately, Don't run from me now, my sanity, This frail state of...
And just as quickly as the gloom began to lift, As quickly as the air began to clear, And I could again see you... Beautiful, sweet, tender...
How did you get there, way up high; Floating through the air, in the concrete sky. Hold on tight, and don't let go. What's your story, maybe we'll never know.
Flash of lights, Squeal of breaks. Slam of feet, The whole world quakes. Slam of doors, Scream of fear. Sobs of despair, Lost someone dear. Shatter of glass, So much pain. Bright red face, Tear stain.
It ends With a room Filled with Family, Friends, Flowers on Your new, Wooden Home, Six-by-two, Lined with Silk, Waiting to Take you Back In an urn, Words of Condolence And Concern, A song, A speech,...
The wind has lost his wife, And so with winter comes his woe. His summer breeze has gone, bypassed, Billowing, bereaved, he blows. His howls cause deathly hanging. Autumnal hints he has to take.
As she lay there dying, I stood beside her crying. So much needed to be said, But she laid motionless on the bed. The tears streamed down my face, She could never be replaced.
A curse, a curse upon my being. A pox upon the laid down bodies of those I once loved.
I looked ahead and couldn't believe What I saw - do my eyes decieve. There's a box, wrapped in ribbon that's ravish me red. I open it up and look inside.
In a pond a dream lies. A wishing stone, wrapped in youth, Anchored deeply, out of sight, A promise bound in truth.
#remembrance I sit beside the pillar With his name engraved To the army generals They're nothing but dead slaves Why did he do it. What was it all for.
I can hear you mummy. When you talk out loud I know we haven't met yet But I hope I make you proud. Mummy why are you crying. Do I make you sad. Is it something that I done. Did I make you mad.
I was on my knees Breaking down When you picked me up And told me that I Could do anything As long as I tried Painted the words on the wall You told me I was a miracle You gave me hope And you gave...