Tribute to Socrates

Not the Socrates you are thinking and another from the thirty plus years archive

 Tribute to Socrates

Death has claimed his prize

Her cold body rejects my warmth

Stiff and silent she be

No more to sleep or drink

Why must love bring the stars of sorrow

Ill earth devastates that which I love

Or they dissolve in the gleaming reality

On death's eve I held her

My heart screamed at the omens

But I knew I could not keep

Dark demons of death at bay

Sharp spears of the pain god sank deep

Her lips will part no more

Nostrils once savored the fuel of life

Have forever stopped

Surrounded by the product of man

Thoughtfully placed

In the bin of man's demise

She is gone never to return

Reviews

[B]

I can't have a pet. I once had a gorgeous dog and he died. I swear I was going to die. Heartfelt write ....

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this poem. It does break ones heart when a pet dies; however, also try to remember and write about the good times your have with their spirit/soul.

[B]

I do. But I cry. So no writing about that
I loved him so much
I lost 10 kilos when he died

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i remember Socrates from "Willard"

and i once had guinea pigs for pets...so cute...and with pets, so sad when we lose them. It is like losing part of our human family...they are to us.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. You found one of the origins. The movie Willard is when I got called "Willard" and was asked how my rats were doing. Yes, pets are family and make our lives richer.

[William Liston]

You named your pet Socrates ... that's adorable and excactly what I'd expect from you (take that as a compliment).

Anyways, the vivid imagery in this piece serves well at conveying grief and sorrow. I especially enjoyed the last stanza because of how strong it was ... I imagined a little kid crying over his pet as I read this ... it's hauntingly beautiful in every way. I enjoyed.

- William Liston

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I am glad you enjoyed it. This one I did not change at all from how I wrote it so long ago. I still have other gems I am finding in these found achieves.