Woolf

Inspired by Virginia Woolf.

The cool, clear water greeted your aged frame,

Enveloping you in its silken embrace.

The pockets of your pea-green overcoat, lined with stones,

Weighed down your wearied form,

Stealing you away from the torment of your

Darkened thoughts; nefarious whispers

You could no longer bear to hear.

 

In those final, breathless moments, did you reflect on the

Love bestowed upon you?

Did you return to those tranquil days beneath the

Golden apples trees where you were once so content?

Or did you slip away as peacefully as the newly melted snow,

Succumbing to the gentle lull of the water’s ebb and flow

To send you on your eternal slumber?

 

While all around, the world you left behind

Continued to rage and tremble in its

Unrelenting struggle for victory;

Razing your home, the very fragments of your existence,

To the ground.

 

And yet, as you floated silently along your watery bed,

Seaward-bound,

The crocus and the daffodil still bloomed

In the soft radiance of the April sunshine.

Reviews

[Dr. Wood ?]

wonderful poem...the gentle way to die...and the consequences all portrayed with some great skill...You will go far

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you :)

[DogDrawler]

Quite interesting... It's a divine piece that makes masterpieces more of an insult! Truly, one of my top 20 favorate poems. :)

[Sarah Conder]

Oh my, what a lovely thing to say, thank you :)

[Rees Thomas]

oh another great peace of poetry that touches my soul, what i have left of it...bravo bravo

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you, that means a lot :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this sounds more like the writing of an aged poet than someone seventeen...

so impressive, sarah condor! so impressive...

i felt myself succumbing to the water's embrace.

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you :)

[Brannon]

Keep the good work up, never stop dreaming and you will reach the heavens.

[Momina Masood]

This is beautiful! I especially loved this:

"Or did you slip away as peacefully as the newly melted snow,
Succumbing to the gentle lull of the water’s ebb and flow".

Bravo!

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you!

[Kyle J. Lawson]

Pretty good. I like the use of adjectives. I don't really see a ton of poems like that.

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you very much :)

[Kyle J. Lawson]

Welcome. :D

[Steve]

You are a poet! Nice job. I read this a few times and like the word pictures you give and the thoughtful style of writing.

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you very much :)

[Simon Welsh]

I love your writing style! This is really pretty.

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you m'dear!

[Simon Welsh]

You're welcome! I keep reading your name as Sarah 'Connor' xD

[Sarah Conder]

Close, but not quite!

[SyberRose]

Such a beautiful write from beginning to end Dear Sarah...I subscribed twice to your writing today haa because I unsubscribed by mistake...Rose:)

[Sarah Conder]

Oh, not to worry! Thank you so much :)