NO LONGER ALONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the hollow of my haven

where the moonlight flees the shadow,

a place of darkness once embraced me

and my dreams were of no comfort.

 

In a crowd I stood alone,

shifting silently for shelter,

and in hunger for affection

clung to glances of false pity.

 

Cryptic cries and aberrations,

swifted past my vision’s window.

Then my hungry hand reached out

and I grasped for life incarnate.

 

Quiet beauty now surrounds me

with the color of life’s hope.

And the hovering hordes are fled

down cruel Hades deepest slopes.

 

With the unexpectedness

of dancing summering snow,

I glance beside my path to see

my shadow now no longer lone.

Reviews

[Khaaki]

captivating! you never fail to amaze me craig... surely one of your best and one of my favorites... speechless!!

[Jeff]

What a way to end the poem! Gripping and uplifting work.

[Jasmine]

My shadow no longer alone - powerful and moving words, Craig. I'm happy you found the summer snow.

[emmajoy]

In spite of the sad sad sadness of the early stanzas there's such a show of hope here, dear friend. Your words flow as sweetly as they can be under the circumstances, somehow giving lessons on how never to give up, to find what's your rightful due.

Tho dark, these words are so finely put, 'In a crowd I stood alone, shifting silently for shelter .. '

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Such powerful emotion in which you have written here.
So very nicely written, I like the picture. It paints a
vision in my mind as lonliness.