Truth Walks Unseen

Once a shadow, now a ghost
inside of a realm
where the sea is a woman
who will sweep you
off your feet.
Truth walks unseen across certain things
like a northwesterly wind
does my loneliness......
meet.

Reviews

[Pratik]

I read and re-read this piece and each time I interpreted different things.... Yes, its a poem about seclusion, but the lines present themselves in so many ways.... for e.g when I came across the line "sea is a woman...." i was thinking, is this the sea in the literal sense? That is, may be this soul retires to a place where the roaring of the sea invokes multitudes of feelings. Then I thought may be this is the Inner Sea-the raging emotions in the heart of this forlorn soul that can take you by storm if you surge deep into the crevasses of heart...I faced the same dilemma in the line "Truth walks unseen across certain things "...Are these truths about this person or the realities that she fathoms? That is the beauty of the poem Neva! It makes the readers think and present itself in different colors... Its incredible how you can achieve so much in few lines; something i always aspire to do so myself.... The conclusion has a calming effect: it talks about the soul coming to terms with her loneliness.. So those different meanings finally converges in unison. This is beauty personified... Going to my favorites..

[quinfinn]

this is incredibly deep. i can read this over and over and find a different interpretation each time. once again, you have captured the essence of love and relationships in few words,but made interpretation an individual experience. you are an amazing poet and a beautiful soul...thank you for posting!

[Audrey Howitt]

There is something universal and eternal in this --beautiful write Neva!

[*~*Butterfly Kisses*~*]

Short and sweet emotional write. Brilliant

[Bobbie Coelho]

I read this poem this morning, so short, but so powerfull, it is a masterpiece of loneliness - brilliant

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A lovely and gentle poem tinged with such saddness. Love the photo! Black and white has such perfect definition.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful poem. I roamed the coastline for three years. A lot of ghosts on the lonely beaches. Photo gave life to the amazing poetry. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Rene Velez]

Poignant verse Neva, I have missed some of your writes, I am glad I came back to this one, brilliant.

[Larry Dyson]

the desire to be that woman to someone ...now.. the shadow of the past now only a ghost that comes unbidden at the times of need.lovely verse Neva...Laury

[Enid Blake]

This was one of those poems that forces the reader to think and interpret. It works on more than one level for me. It's a good poem :)

[The Fallen]

I loved this poem! It was amazing, I really loved this part:
"Once a shadow, now a ghost"
That part was really good and it made me want to read on which I did and I Loved it aha