Solitude

 

Looking across the dreary expanse

That was the bleak morning sky

Brought to mind thoughts of you.

~

In that vast skyscape filled with

The gray clouds that signaled gloom,

There was a break, a brief break.

~

A break in the gloom that liberated

Your brilliant light to blaze upon

My soul like nothing before or since.

~

Even as the glow warmed through to

My soul, thawed my once frigid heart, I knew

That the break would be painfully short.

~

My joy was tempered by the sight of the

Dreary clouds slowly engulfing the light. In

What seemed like a moment, the light was gone.

~

Now as I look across the sky, I see no more

Breaks in this gloom, it goes to the end of

The horizon, as far as the heart can see,

There is Solitude.

Reviews

[Leah Simone]

"Now as I look across the sky, I see no more
Breaks in this gloom, it goes to the end of
The horizon" - these lines say so much about your outlook on the future - that gray gloom lingering, consuming the scenery with a soft yet dirty view of the sky we can remember from happier days. I hope the smog of discontentment lifts soon - Leah

[Tee-o]

Even as the glow warmed through to
My soul, thawed my once frigid heart, I knew
That the break would be painfully short.


Goodness, we have had the same kind of day, and this got me teary eyed. The rest did me in.
You made me cry, Jerry :(
and I�m telling my mom on you.

[Siobhan MacIntyre]

A break in the gloom that liberated
Your brilliant light to blaze upon
My soul like nothing before or since.

Very powerful stanza. My breath actually caught in my throat. Gorgeous and heart-wrenching piece. I'm proud of you. ;-)

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

This is a beautiful piece and so full of loneliness and sorrow. I sense a hopeless in this piece and just
remember that where there is life there is hope. The emotion in each line entwines with the sadness to make this a moving testimony of love. It flows with an ease that almost belies the pain and sorrow of the emotions held within. Bravo nicely done.
Debby

[Bubo]

Sounds much like our english weather.........so much rain and gloom and every so
often a peek of light will emerge bringing joy and hope!
But your words are emotionally intermingled I think, the sky reflecting your
heart, and some words are very sorrowful.