Whispering Specters of Time

Shadows are lurking within the ether

Forming ornate conversations in my head

Where swollen memories are greedily fed

Images dance showing misleading scenes

Swirling vividly across the mental screen

 

Dark specters of the past suddenly speak

Obscure whispers permeate the gray matter

Extending the cold emotional ladder

Metaphoric illusions of sun with sand

Leave my heart brunt in the forgotten land

 

These voices echo in a realm of lost time

With only vapor as the dividing line

As past and present integrate to confine

 

Electricity causes blackened ash

As nostalgia plays a long forgotten song

With constant reminders of what went wrong

Life in movement with blustering winds

A rain drenched heart, bravely I must defend

 

Deep thought enthrall this inquisitive soul

Is there such a thing as a soul mate?

Within myself that I constantly debate

To one person are you eternally bound

This question hovers in my mind without sound

 

 

Reviews

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Very well written - as for the question about soul mates- I have not found one and I don't think i was ever really in love with anyone .. Some people though , they do have and find their soul mate.. My sister is one such person - what love she and her husband share , like they were meant to be ... and with the obstacles that stood in their way , they were.. so sometimes some get lucky- I hope you do and everyone .. as we all need someone to lean on and be there for us and we need to feel needed and be there..
Your poem is written beautifully.

Chloe

[knowman]

Yes there is one out there, but to find it one must put up with anything it ever does.

[Coyote Poetry]

Life lead us to the same path as our parent sometime. I hear my Grandfather voice and I do what he did in similar situations. I believe we are built from good examples and lessons learn.
"As nostalgia plays a long forgotten song
With constant reminders of what went wrong
Life in movement with blustering winds
A rain drenched heart, bravely I must defend"
Memories allow us to flow into days when we were stronger and now need to rebirth the energy of young and dreams. Thank you for the powerful poem. You open the door to many questions. The goal of a good writer. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Wouldn't be nice (and forgive me if I am out of line)BUT, wouldn't be nice if we could take every heartache, every hurt, every pain, all the bad and just pick one thing from each experience and make it a positive memory and dispossed of the rest. Oh I know it is not plausable if it was there would be no need for people like you and I, the ones who spread the word so to speak. Maybe one day someone will read our work and say oh wow!!! yeah maybe they were right.
Your writing speaks in such volumes and it is very loud and clear and tons of raw emotion with just the perfect amount of imagery to blend in. xoxo I mean what I say with much love.

[Veronica Chandler]

Ahhh...how you took me there to this place in my mind, where,
"These voices echo in a realm of lost time
With only vapor as the dividing line
As past and present integrate to confine"
Amazing imagry and word play a delight to my senses

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Dark specters of the past suddenly speak
Obscure whispers permeate the gray matter
Extending the cold emotional ladder
Metaphoric illusions of sun with sand
Leave my heart brunt in the forgotten land

WOW Kristen you really captivated me with these words... purely phenomenal... as for the soul mate question, although i never found mine I believe they do exist.

[Lily Mae]

I love it...perfect..xx

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

a the age old reluctance of humans to search for an answer and rather have it revealed in the context of paranormal vocation of rights, well penned, good read.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Beautifully written! I feel that soul mates are out there for those who wish to be with someone. I think peolpe will feel and know when they meet that special person.

[Michael X]

Beautifully written ethereal vision, I can feel the night and magic in your words,
sweeping eternal and the last sentence lingers, excellent rhyme form :)

[Dream Weaver]

Wow this is so good Kristina. I was riveted throughout.
You just keep getting better and better, nicely done.