This Place

We all need rest, hope and love.

I came to rest in this forested place
My wings grown too tired to keep me aloft
The sun was high, the sun was cruel
But I was totally uncaring of the cost

I rested my weary body, my tired soul
My wings trembled with fatigue
The pain of life had taken its toll
I no longer cared for my body's needs

I cried my silent cries of despair
My chosen grave was on sacred ground
Would my Father come to rescue me
Was I alone with no one loving around

The forest hummed with endless life
Time stopped and before me stretched eternity
I lay back and waited for the ending
Soon I would be blended with my own liberty

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

not only do i see a final resting place after a tough life....this almost reminds me of the garden of gesthemane...the resignation...it is time to die, for whatever purpose.

and the last line is killer..."blended with my own liberty"---

really excellent. there is a sort of liberation in death...like emily said "because i could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me"

[Tina Kline]

Thank you! I do enjoy reading Emily D.

[A. Amos]

I always enjoy reading your work my dear, as you always bring something new in your writing. Such a deep subject and I truly admire your skill to play with deepest and darker topics... just brilliant...

[Tina Kline]

Thanks very much!

[A. Amos]

Pleasure

[Chaz Hemsworth]

I enjoy the piece. Their is a great liberty in interpretations. I interpret it personally as someone losing the will to live.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you very much.

[Poetic Beauty]

At the end of life on this plane, many know the move into heaven is near. Bodies are weak and the soul is toured. Eternal life is waiting with welcomed arms. I love he way you portray this with emotion and beauty.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you very much.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome. It was a great piece filled with stunning imagery and spirit.

[Leslie Philibert]

Like this, enjoy the way you lengthen the tempo in the second lines in the first and last verse, this takes the pace out and makes it more unusual than the standard quatrian. Excellent.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you very much.

[Black Cat Fever]

yes, we all probably grow weary of life from time to time and just want to feel loved, comforted and cared for. We looked to Heaven and we look to those around us. A most amazing poem!!!

[Tina Kline]

Thank you!!!

[Coyote Song]

A deeply mysterious poem. A final resting place...one only hopes someone will care and help. There is beauty in this darkness....hope but acceptance. I like this a lot.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you...!!!!!!!