When It's All Said and Done

 

When It's All Said and Done   Take away the fluff; break away the grit. Shake the better stuff; stake a claim on wit. Thin out a fading verse; skin off what's less than kind. Spin off what might seem terse in words you've left behind. Bale the best you have; scale away the rust. Trail with soothing salve; veil remaining dust. Glove criticism well; shove bitterness behind. Love lives within the shell of what is left to find. By Sharon Miller Bolander    © 2008 Peggy Paris (All rights reserved)

 

Reviews

[None]

This is one of those poems that should be in a book for all to see for years to come. Pure beauty and originality in every word. I love the photo of the book with this as well. Your words here are so artfully full of beauty as well as reminding us of a refreshing remedy...

"Bale the best you have;
scale away the rust.
Trail with soothing salve;
veil remaining dust."

Your last stanza is absolutely incredible and brings the reader to a higher level of conciousness...

"Glove criticism well;
shove bitterness behind.
Love lives within the shell
of what is left to find."

Most enjoyable and inspirational!

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Remarkable! I love it! Definitely a lento--a darned great one!

Sal

[Craig Bates]

An uplifting poem. I'm really not sure what I can say about it, constructively. It makes you think about things and read it over a couple of times. You get the rhythm just about spot on, in my opinion. I don't think it ever trips you up except for right at the end with
'Love lives within the shell
of what is left to find.'
but I think that works because it's right at the end, offering a moment for thought.
Thanks for the read.