BREAKING ROCKS

a rise of debris

gestures in a fallout 

created with a swing

a strike to shatter

smash and crush

pebbles scraping 

gravel spilling free

clinging dust 

bruises and cuts 

pause to breath

the loyal winds

toss about scatters

letters of hope

words etched in stone

cement rows of sorrow

beg and borrow

the weight of belief

a place of need

raises high 

and falls again

forward and back 

the click and clack 

pebbles to stones 

rubble to ash

cinders of past 

a shadows leap 

wake sandy bones

dusty faces beneath

holding dearly departed

pressing a burden

angles to gravity

provoke

the weight of a hammer 

Terry D'Arcy-Ryan

Reviews

[Edizen]

I really like the way this poem expresses the back and forth struggling in life, and the weight of living with burdens, expectations, and promises. some you live up to and some you fall short of.

[Pete]

i like where you took us to explore though sad. tough place to be. burdens weighing heavy upon us. only we can get ourselves through it - one rock at a time. let that hammer fall, heavy as it may be and start breaking up the grief. time can wear down anything, even a boulder ... :)

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Pete,
I appreciate the review , I wasnt sure of this one at first but it just kept haunting me. Thank you for the review

Sheer Terror

[Weeping willow]

wonderful write good withe expression.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Weeping Willow , I appreiate you review , thank you

Sheer Terror

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

This is Good.
Very descriptive and well written.
What I see here about life is that, "In the transformation from one form to another in life, there is always a hard time to face."
The breaking of rock forms soil or debris as you called it, but it takes a lot of processes.

I really enjoyed reading it, Terry.
And I'm glad it speaks to me.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Kay, I am glad it speaks to you as well. I was writing about a place of mourning and letting go. Thank you very much for the review

Sheer Terror

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

My pleasure...

[wordman]

and so many peoples fingers is on that button,and most are crazy

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Wordman, thank you for the review

SheerTerror

[wordman]

you`re welcome