SOLITUDE INTERUPTUS

The silence broken, loud bell sounds

long green grass covers tombstone grounds,

gargoyles gloat as the raven flies,

sheltering from.... dark brooding skies.

Black cats pace the cold grey stones;

knowing underground, a mass of bones,

stormy skies above, cloud the eyes,

soon to wash tears of people's cries.

Little happens, quiet grounds,

stones crumbling, church bell sounds,

stark fields, marked monoliths;

today's blessings shower 

a couple's wedded bliss.

Reviews

[A.marie.speaks]

Very cool! Love the oxymoron you've showcased here. Reminds me of why I love cemeteries so much. We've got a ton of old beauties here on the coast of MA.

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! i really like this a lot sir! cemeteries i love to walk thru ..with grave respect of course ..but solitude is found there for those comfortable with death ..twist at the end with church bells and the joys of wedding is marvelous sir ..simply marvelous ..enjoyed reading ...nice one! you set the stage and delivered the punch! :)
E.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you e for your words i too like walking through old cemeteries

[Einstein Noodle]

some people do ..strange i guess ..but the older the better ... fascinating art on the stones and the solitude no matter is always amplified ...

[andrew mitchell]

i love the old monoliths from the days of piracy of coastal english villages

[Einstein Noodle]

yes!!! i visited some in New Orleans and seafarers' markers were easy to spot .. anchors, ropes etc...

[Nisreen]

The ending is quite unexpected
A very interesting write

You really bring this image to life

[andrew mitchell]

merci dear poet merci

[Ruth]

Nice balance here Andrew...the darkness meets light...the in-between voiced astringently :)

[andrew mitchell]

thank you dear poppy

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Now this is very nicely written.

Beautiful rhyme and poetic flow. Full of gothic imagery, deftly described.

Very impressive writing, Andrew.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you doodley

[V]

I like how you portrayed a gloomy and dark atmosphere at first but then created a twist with the wedding. All in one place.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you vanessa

[softlyfall]

Church wedding, surrounded by marble saints and angels and the remnants of lost life. Oddly fitting, as it all is part of the same vast circle of life, and death...with love in the middle like a slice of tomato.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you for reading Amy

[softlyfall]

lol, you are welcome Andy

[alf]

Hi Andrew. Daytime musing? All those sights and a real wedding. How dare they interrupt your thoughts . . . unless it was your own wedding!!! Loved this one, alf

[sinNsincerity]

I love the foreshadowing that leads to, "a wedded bliss."