lethe

I want to walk through forgetfulness--

emerge on the other side

 

quiet

 

and whole

 

and content

 

free of imagined demons--

bathed in the river of the unremembered.

Reviews

[Lydia Blackwell]

i love this. how I wish I could forget some things! but somehow they linger, and often overshadow the present! frustrating, but life. if you do not remember the past, you can not appreciate what is happening now. great words, Emily! such great word choices and carefully designed. well done!

[icaros13]

Lethe... one of Hades' five rivers. Excellent reference, excellent poem.

[...]

. oh ... wow ... what an amazingly miraculous piece of writing, emily ... absolutely divine work ... "the river of the unremembered" is an expression i could never ever forget ... this is almost the definition of what enlightenment really means ... IMHO ...

[Fretty Pastille]

tis enough for one day
my smiling might end up
appearing insincere

[SilentVerses]

Such a hush follows the simple elegance of your graceful lines, unforgotten they seep around to forever feel inspirations touch, shying away from the waterfall of confusion, they stay together entwined and strong in the anchored depths of their calm truth, honesty lingers in the touch and stain of your ink, beauty drips from such little lines, needing nothing more than what they have already given, in a package so neatly parceled carrying within it the fragile heart of a pure dove your words carry the unseen light of a fallen angels beauty.

[C. Harter Amos]

This is definitely going into my favorites. If I were looking for the perfect poem to describe my own regrets and final wish for an afterlife this would be it. Outstanding work.

[Jeff Loquist]

it can get a bit hazy in there sometimes...it's good you have the ability to reflect it so perfectly

[Siddhartha]

I need an invite...

[Ronn Michael Salinas]

yes.

[Tommy]

I think Dane has one thing right Emily, this piece is the beginning to something, a new beginning, and I don't know if we will ever forget, but I know we can forgive...

Great Write!
RLG,
Tommy