Queen of Hearts

‘’No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.’’ Hal Borland

Silence is the only warning

For the impending turning point

She helplessly waits every morning

Because the days are the hardest to confront.

 

Don’t go there, even if she’s calling

You know the outcome  - you’ve been there before

Sometimes less is always boring…

And Faith will make you dance with praise or just deplore…

 

Shards of glass scattered around

Made a puzzle from this face…

This beauty has the strangest sound

Flashing one moment, then being lost in space…

 

That heart is made of ice…

Nothing burns like the cold…

Yet even the coldness has a price

That will always be sold.

 

No winter lasts forever

No spring skips its turn

Only the time will make it better…

And stop this coldness to burn…

 

Author's Note

Reviews

[willweb]

Very nicely done. I like the rhyme scheme and the entire feeling of this poem. You have a way of expressing yourself that flows so wonderfully Ana. B.

[NoelHC]

A lovely piece of writing.

You know the outcome " you’ve been there before
A small punctuation error
You know the outcome, you’ve been there before
Otherwise, very well done.

[Ana B.]

ouch....thanks for telling me Noel, i'm on it :)

[NoelHC]

No ouch involved, on my keyboard , and " aren't too far apart, easy to do. If that is the only thing that needs to be changed, it means the rest was good.

[Ana B.]

:) well, to be honest... in my word document it was with the ''- '' but when i copied it in WC it turned out like this.weird.

[NoelHC]

That is also a problem with WC text editor, it does make some rather strange additions and substitutions when pasting from another program. : )

[Ana B.]

true :) well, i guess i'll have to write it all not paste it...

[NoelHC]

I usually write on my Blackberry phone, e-mail it to my g-Mail, copy it from there, and paste it into WC, so I have many steps for strange things to take place. WC has no spell check, so writing in Word at least will show you spelling mistakes before a copy and paste.

[Ana B.]

what a fascinating procedure :) you are an original :)

[NoelHC]

I always have the phone on me, and seldom have a pen, or a piece of paper handy when an idea strikes. When Blackberry stops making keyboard phones I am in trouble as I CANNOT type on an iPhone! ; )

[Ana B.]

:) oh I'm right there on that thought...sensor screen is an everlasting torture....the truest kind :D

[Confuser]

Nothing burns like the cold, what feeling expressed: Going up: and Faith will make you dance with praise or just deplore.....what great expressions, if as if you must but know the outcome and express it nicely, time does make some things better....I suppose anger, hurt, pain all the emotions expressed it this but mainly distane; maybe the way the one character feels about the other. The price we pay for our decisions we make freely. You made me think and goodness, I need my brain to work...no kidding. Loved it. Great writing. Suppose, we're still doing Poetry 101 Tag - Emily is very smart.

[Ana B.]

ha ha, i'm glad i contributed to your thinking :D yup Emily is smart and resourceful.
I'm very thrilled you liked my poem Dale :) it seems i have a thing for the sad ones, the positive just turn out to gooey, you know? frustrating.....

[Lexi Richard]

Nicely done! I like this part in particular
"Shards of glass scattered around
Made a puzzle from this face…
This beauty has the strangest sound
Flashing one moment, then being lost in the space…"
It has really cool imagery and word choices.

[Ana B.]

Thank Lexi :) I'm glad you liked my poem.