Sunshine

I don't write much, but poetry helps me to process strong emotions. This one is about a hard break up. I called her sunshine.

Are you really gone away

And warming somewhere else's day

And is your circuit of my sky complete?

Are these rainclouds here to stay

These signs of winter cold and gray

And is my fate to ever miss your heat?

Your beams of light that lit the night

And summer's touch to every sight 

Left me dazzled, blinking and sublime.

But levity had struck me blind and brevity was soon to find

Me mourning for our swiftly passing time.

Now sunset nears, your colors flaming

And twilight's tears and autumn's waving

Are scattered in the clouds across the sky.

Now winter fears and raven's crowing

And reaping all that was my sowing

Bears a frost that gathers in my eye.

Is it our path to cross again

And is your light the same as then

And will the warmth of sun rest on my shoulder?

And was our time so brief and sweet

Enough to memorize your heat

Or will you pass me by if I am older?

The night is nigh and shadows loom

And beasts of sun catcall the moon

And the last of summer's fruit is given back.

Along with sunshine, laughter fades

And the sounds of children in the glades

Are silenced with the truth of sunshine's lack.

Now lines once drawn upon the walls

And crossing threads within the halls

Have fallen to the floor like broken art.

But in the dark of winter's start

Lies the first step towards its depart

And love of sunshine never leaves my heart.

Author's Note

Some of the imagery is directly referential to the relationship, and may not fit as well for those outside of it.

Reviews

[SZHZIA]

Very emotional poem filled with pain and sadness. Having read this piece one feels them in his/heart. well done. I agree with you that poetry is the best way to express your emotions and feelings

Best
Szhzia