Empty Skies

empty skies dot the horizon
of the days I live,
days that drag on by
like years
of eventide
lingering above me

in the daytime, I
find no difference,
for the cloudy skies
always seem
to block the sun
or hide the shooting stars

the only constellations
in the darkness of my life
are the reflections
of the sun
beating down on your
wet fingertips

Reviews

[Frieda P]

The emptiness is palpable, especially in the night when we're left with our our reflections....achingly poignant Tai.

[Tai Ryens]

Thanks for the review!

[Pax]

this piece makes me think that our loneliness and longging to one's true love will always haunts us and lingers in our hearts and mind making our night the darkest and the day with blankness... it marks us if we don't let go or accept that fact that it was never meant to be... but none the less it's still a good faded memory to remember by... expressive as always my friend...

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you for the deep insight regarding my poem, Pax.

[Pax]

a pleasure to read your work my friend...

[Great Aunt Astri]

Sometimes life seems clouded over , but that there old sun keeps shining, though be it behind the clouds.
Well written poem.

[Tai Ryens]

I thank you kindly for taking the time to read this.

[stars are far]

That was a beautiful piece, i loved the imagery you put in your first two lines. That was very well done

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you, stars!

[Rachelle]

There are those seasons that haunt us and taunt us shackling us so tight that we are unable to remove ourselves from the pits of desolation no matter how things seem to positively shine. We are blinded by our own misery and it takes someone courageous to break us out of our self-imposed prisons. The sunshine can be brought in by someone special but the courage can only come from ourselves to break free and embrace the sunshine.

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you for your kind thoughts, Rachelle.

[Awakened Rose]

Such beautiful imagery. A pleasure to read:)

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you!

[Baby Ricochet]

Sadness and longing. Beautifully written Tai.

[Tai Ryens]

Glad to see you're still up and about, Baby! Thank you for your thoughts.

[Bluefire]

I could see a riverside and grass, a bridge, dark gray clouds night and day as time passed, then an outstretched hand soaked in rain.
Lovely write about a light shining in the darkness of life.
Well played. ^^

[Tai Ryens]

Glad you enjoyed! I thank you kindly, Blue.

[Bluefire]

You're welcome. ^^

[Anita Singh]

This poem has a melancholy feel to it. Sad and reflecting life. Makes me gloomy.
"the cloudy skies always seem
to block the sun
or hide the shooting stars"

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you for your thoughts, annabella.