Repetition

Be still my brittle heart,

Caught up in the rhapsody of blue…

Unyielding… my fateful rampart

In this coda that’s so overdue.

 

And as the puckered clouds

Watch over me

They hastily take off their gowns - 

The morsels of that ravaged ancestry…

 

And naked truths make themselves known

For those happy few…

Like a hot breath vibrating on my collarbone

Yanking my dissolute thoughts… yet here they regrew

 

 

Dreamers…they never learn…

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Coda - an ending part of a piece of music or a work of literature or drama

Reviews

[Jamestown]

Great piece with lots of wisdom in your words,
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Ana B.]

Thank you James, good to hear from you.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right.
"Dreamers…they never learn…"
Without dreams. What would we be? Thank you Ana for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ana B.]

Indeed, dreams are one of the few precious things that absolutely belong only to us. Thank you for stopping by John :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure Ana and you are welcome.

[Chris]

Sometimes all we have are our dreams...and know it is all we might EVER have... and sometimes - we do share them.

[Ana B.]

that IS a lovely possession to have.....the dreams

[Chris]

and still lovlier to share...

[Misery]

Yet again you touch the heart and the mind with your poetry, Ana.
Your words force the mind to seek a meaning, while the meaning sinks into the heart with the bitter-sweetness of a silent blues song. Well executed, dear poet.

[Ana B.]

Thank you for the lovely words my sweet friend :)

[Misery]

Evermore you are welcome, dear Ana.

[Daisy]

How I love this. Hats Off! Amazing addition to my library .Thanks for sharing :)

[Ana B.]

Thank you for the amazing response to my writing, Daisy! 😃

[Daisy]

Totally deserving. Your Welcome :)

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Beautiful poesy! The second stanza was amazing! Tyfs!

[Ana B.]

Thank you Cyprian!

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

You're very welcome!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i am kind of glad that dreamers never learn---i still dream...maybe the dreams are a little more cynical....but they still exist.

your wording is excellent here....really love the Gershwin reference...had me humming as i was reading.

j.

[Ana B.]

Thank you for enjoying my "rhapsody" Jacob :)

[PoeticSorcery]

nice poem, a brief little repose for readers from their lives.

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much :)

[Asante]

Great job here, Ana. You really had your way with imagery in this poem, each stanza rolling together like a brief film in themselves. Very pretty imagery, and the last line hit the way it should, because dreamers indeed never learn.

Again, great job. :)

[Ana B.]

Thank you for the wonderful words Sante :)

[Asante]

You're welcome, keep the work coming. :)