~Ashes, We All Fall

Where is love laid to rest

when it takes that last breath

are there markers at a grave-site

or does it purely burn out

much like ashes of cremation

no bejeweled urn to possess

terminated last rites,

sacrificed primordial

spiritual strength for recovery

~~

 if you've faith enough

  to say 'AMEN'

Author's Note

Reviews

[DCT ponderings]

Wish I knew where it goes. My biggest fear is that it never really once. Perhaps if there where markers at a grave site we could look back and say yes indeed it did happen. But love is fleeting and as elusive as our lives themselves. Perhaps all we get in the end is our own knowingness. Okay Amen!

[Frieda P]

Ha love your review, sorry for the late reply...thanks so much DCT!

[Brandon S. Whitten]

A timeless question to ponder as the words linger in the darkness of my mind where love was sublime. Splendid read and write, Frieda. Good to see you.

[Frieda P]

'Was' sublime, key word there....thanks Brandon, good to see you again too.

[Leslie Philibert]

This is a fine poem packaged well, with the use of fonts and graphics, presented with style. The content true and compelling. Excellent.

[Frieda P]

Always love reading your reviews, thanks Leslie for your thoughts here.

[Dana Alsamsam]

love seems to be laid to rest in your notebook- yet at the same time revived so vividly. this is such an introspective concept. the ashes of a love forgotten milling about the earth. maybe one day they will inhabit someone elses heart. great work!

[Frieda P]

That's a thought, hopefully with a better ending, thanks so much Dana.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

But don't go gently..........a thought provoking poem that begs a question of us all. But still don't go gently!

[Frieda P]

Ha John, would I ever? ;-) Thanks my friend.

[Troy Henson]

A mixture of pain, raw emotion and delving deep into your heart with a message. Be you for you my friend.
Great write:)

Regards
Troy

[Pryde Foltz]

I'm going to write a poem in answer to this, just a short one. Great poem.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Pryde, will have to check it out...

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Where is love laid to rest -- where indeed, my friend? I've often wondered at this idea myself.

Great concept...bittersweet in the sense that you bring forth emotions that get the heart racing, and yet you also show the pain in equal measure. I've had relationships that I feel deserved a burial of some sort...perhaps a cremation and sprinkling of the ashes across the sea. A beautiful idea in a tragic situation.

[Frieda P]

There are some relationships that should definitely remain dead and buried my friend, never to be thought of again, if only our minds worked that way. Thanks for recognizing the complex nature of this 'tragic situation' Friday.

[Ayvid N]

It is probably an unmarked grave and one I wouldn't care to visit it 'coz if it were worth it it wouldn't be lying abandoned there!

This is a masterpiece Frieda. The question, the way it is posed and the imagery all worked together to create a wonderful picture. Keep writing. You are the best.

[Frieda P]

Ha Divya, a reply that suits your feisty nature! Thanks so much my friend, we're on the same wave length once again. :-)

[Ayvid N]

Of course, always Frieda!

[Frieda P]

Haha poor you! ;-)