The Unspoken Sadness

The Unspoken Sadness

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers

The Unspoken Sadness

photography by / Mecuro B. Cotto

 

 

Could Byron

or Shakespeare

paraphrase the lucidity

the thundering palpitations of my heart,

the unspoken sadness

of opportunities lost

in wait.

 



© 2024 Kelly Scheppers


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I don't know dear Kelly. Maybe John Donne could? Words of the heart. Hard to write down. Like reliving a old sad tale. Beautiful dance of words and thoughts my dear friend.
Coyote

Posted 1 Month Ago


Kelly Scheppers

1 Month Ago

This one is special to me. So thrilled you enjoyed it. Thank you, John!
Nobody can do you better than you. I don't care who they are.

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Thank you for the dearest of all compliments, Ken!
A softer candle dancing in this light of darkly penned lament, or lingering away on some dusty artist's country shelf I could not imagine. Could they indeed...probably not. You have a way dear Kelly...you do have a way. Well, now my day is thoroughly ruined but thank you~

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Your reviews are like soup for the soul, Joseph. Thank you! xo
Tom Petty wrote, The Waiting is the Hardest Part. I often feel the same way. But it's always wise to be aware of the world around us. "We are talking about the significance of the passage of time because when you think about it there is much significance in the passage of time." Kamala Harris And the wheels on the bus go round and round...

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Great reference of Petty, Fabian! Always good seeing you. Thanks so much!
Fabian G. Franklin

2 Months Ago

Love your work, dear. Gently, F.
Ahhh, how to write of unspoken sadness. I'm sure this was om my bucket list, which is actually a goldfish bowl of post it notes, before I found it floating on the surface one morning and flushed it out of existence.
So eloquentially, perfectoratedly, worderated! 😃

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Good to see you again, Lorry! I like your idea of placing post-it notes in a goldfish bowl. Nice i.. read more
Lorry

2 Months Ago

And if you attach magnetic tape to the notes, you can go ideas fishing. But best do it alone because.. read more
Those lost opportunities are a haunt are they not. Easy to say move on, much, much harder to do.

A beautifully wrought poem.

Beccy.

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Thank you most kindly, Becky. I really appreciate your being here!


some might think me a heretic .. but I doubt it .. such beautiful ink & spilt perfectly ma'am ..

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

You are a sight for sore eyes, my dear. Thank you, Nev!
This is beautifully written

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

I deeply appreciate that! Thank you, Lindsey!
I'm sure they both will capture lucidity but not always as one, her- or himself, holds it. It's strange to try to observe what people are thinking. We may think we think what they are thinking, but it's just our own thoughts. So thoughts are precious things and are, as it were, in our hearts (oh, yes, the hearts that are in our brains, but we know what we mean when we speak of a heart)

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Thank you for your visit today, Andrew!
it can seem that way Legs ... things we want and desire being put on hold for seeming eternities ... and sometimes we are just told no ;) love of course and it's passions and need are forever the most difficult to wait for .. it is agony at times ... i love the directness and minimalism of your very descriptive piece .. it never ceases to amaze me how every day words put together just so .. are powerful, emotive and inspiring .. i don't think Byron nor Shakey can express it more eloquently and for sure in so few lines .. love on ya girl!
E.
ps. the pic is an excellent choice

Posted 2 Months Ago


Kelly Scheppers

2 Months Ago

Lol, you guys!!! xo
Einstein Noodle

2 Months Ago

Lorry

2 Months Ago

😃 😃 & 😃

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Kelly Scheppers
Kelly Scheppers

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