BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST...
… he tentatively stretches himself across Time’s haunting dreams,
drapes his languid body over their mountainous peaks,
rusty remnants stabbing his open pores
to weep his eroded loves and distant wants
into sleepless consciousness,
uncertain if the pangs he feels will heal
or damage more the gaurded sinews
straining beneath diaphanous skin.
… his thoughts pour with distilled discontentment into the chasms below
giving rise to tripping fingers of ocean longing,
reaching hungrily for the teasing moon.
… his rapid breath suspends in cool expectation
playing his weathered flute to the rhythm of his hidden heart,
floating across the valleys
in a melancholic sunset with misty resignation.
… his voice rumbles from the depths of echoing hollows
a song of mournful slices;
a rolling thunderous moan with the ache of a lonely embrace
where substance is as fickle as a cloud
floating to the flirtatious whispers of unseen winds.
… he lingers in the eyes of Eternity’s gaze,
his own vision full of diamond hopes dropping to his shuffling feet,
naked and dusty on ancient land,
where only fools and their guardian angels dare tread with wanton disregard
and cast the shadows of whimsical love.
… he sits on the edge of his song,
swinging his legs to the hum of his silence,
allowing him momentarily a breath of clarity…
… he waits with nonchalant mask,
a thin disguise to those who have passed this way before,
for the goddess of the east to appear,
to show her splendid flow of golden hair
and perhaps be gifted with a kiss on furrowed brow
to keep the memories from vanishing into vaulted heart
and rewrite the haunting wails into songs of loves gained
instead.
… he bravely stretches himself across Time’s possible dreams
and walks into a new day.
Comments
Love this write so much….have a great time..and stay safe.. miss you too
Thanks so much Red… your encouragement and feedback always a delight. xoxo
– Cosimo Piro
I feel you have been having midnight walks with the traveling ghosts and they have spoken of their desires …..this feels like a page out of Wuthering Heights with it’s depth of emotions.
Perhaps this is also the land itself speaking out loud becoming the ethereal thoughts we connect to when we have become more aware of our own connection to each other…
I have been moved so by your wonderful writing dear friend. xoxo
Hiya KarenSue… many thanks friend. Love your read on this… so spot on. Every time I read a comment of yours I wish I could step into my car and come for a visit for a cuppa and a chat. Love your insights and your connection. xoxo
– Cosimo Piro
Fools and angels… I must be one or the other… ;)
So very good, this, and to see you about Enjoy the remainder of the holiday.
Hi Dick… great to see you mate. Fools or angels? Yep… I sometimes think that there’s not much difference. Had an awe inspiring trip this time but good to be back home on some familiar ground. Plenty of weeding to do after three weeks away… time to put some thoughts together. Be seeing you. Take care.
– Cosimo Piro
I love this, it is the best thing I think I have read of yours. You capture so many emotions in this one piece and rhythmically it is superb. Awesome stuff!
Many thanks to you HR… glad that you enjoyed reading this particular one… holds a special memory for me. Good cheers.
– Cosimo Piro
wow. you are by far poet extraordinaire. but we all know that. I cannot say enough about this…in fact it is difficult to write anything to worth it’s merit. I do believe I became lost within it, transported for sure, to where…where hopes, dreams and disappointments live. such word crafting, it is pure magic for me. and I do believe you were in the grasp of enchantment when you wrote this…had to be. xoxoxoxxoxoxoxoooxxoox
Lovely thoughts, Shar, and greatly appreciated. It certainly was an enchanting journey mixed in with some sad realities… but that is the journey of life, I guess. Great to see you again. xoxo
– Cosimo Piro
oh mega sigh you leave me speechless and I’m catching my breath…..so much my Dear Friend…
I need to hear you read this out loud xoxoxoxo
… and so you will friend… hope to catch up for the March meet? Have missed you. xoxoxo
– Cosimo Piro
" … he sits on the edge of his song,
swinging his legs to the hum of his silence…"
Adore…
how fantastic that you could write this gem while enjoying another country/culture, enjoy, Cos, see you soon (and I am with Lisa, would love to hear you read this one:)
Sandra x
Had an extraordinary journey, Sandra, full of sensory delights. Now, if you can make your way to Melb writers meeting you’ll hear me recite this… or maybe at another RatRhymes event… we should all synchronize our calendars. Great to see you. xoxo
– Cosimo Piro
Many thanks Jainie… lovely to be featured. Good cheers. xo
– Cosimo Piro
simply WOW !!!!!
Greatly appreciate your capital comment Red… simply DELIGHTFUL! Many thanks. xoxo
– Cosimo Piro
You wrote this as a ‘Master plays the violin,’ and you had us all strung along with you Cos. We missed you… and I see sparks!
Hi Russell… nice to be back and see this. With appreciation and many thanks. Good cheers.
– Cosimo Piro