Forever And A Day

...for someone I knew once...

Forever And A Day

Atop a gently rising hill

stands an ancient Oak.

Its broad, green soaked limbs

seem to be hugging the sky,

painting its blueness

with white, billowy clouds.

While laying under its shade,

you and me,

our fingers entwined,

look skyward,

play the old cloud game,

and dream.

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There is a slightly flavored,

lilac and wild flower,

breeze.

It tickles our skin

with similes of wonderment;

with the sweet aroma of hope.

It is one of those days

you wish would last forever.

And then I awoke.

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Awake now,

coffee brewing,

but my mind has landed on forever.

Forever is a haunting

surreal concept

tossed about frivolously

by ignorant idealists;

a concept

that eats your heart

with its pointed ,

demonic teeth.

It laughs in your face

with serpentine delight

as it sucks out

the marrow in your bones.

Forever

lasts only as long as

sweetly colored dreams

don’t transform into darkness

and nightmares.

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There is a forever though -

it is the forever of death.

And the forever 

of missing you..

~~redzone 5.22.14

Note: written for a dear friend who

passed away a few years ago.

Author's Note

thanks for reading...

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

When you can lie on the grass gazing up at the clouds with the one you love, tasting the breeze is easy. The romance surrounds you like a warm hug. Clouds smile down on you and the world spins on a rosy axis. Alas, sweet moments like that don't often last forever and forever can be the devil in disguise. The poignancy of losing someone you shared so much with is like a slap in the face. Your words are bittersweet and so moving, Curt. Much more than "nice". :) Lydi**

[Awakened Rose]

"Forever
lasts only as long as
sweetly colored dreams
don’t transform into darkness
and nightmares." Amazing. What I love most about this poem is how you incorporate different concepts into heartfelt emotions. It is truly brilliant :) Thank you for sharing!

[Ghost of Jupiter]

Wow, Redzone... this was such a deep contrasting write. The loveliness of the beginning, the images you paint so beautifully that I just wanted to lay in in your thoughts expressed and dwell there forever. Then you sharply wake us and send us down a harsh hole of reality. Complete with demonic teeth snapping at us in pursuit ... you captured just how fast we can be woken out of those lovely dreams and thrown into bitterness. It is heartbreaking indeed, when we wake and find that those we loved have passed. Words barely seem able to contain the pain, I am truly sorry for your loss. This poem was simply beautiful in all the emotions expressed. well done my friend.

[redzone]

Hi Kalypso, I'm sort of a pack rat, keep things for a long time (I still have some theater ticket stubs from when my HS girlfriend and I went to see plays one summer) and I came across some letters from my friend and in thinking about her I wrote this poem. We were never lovers, just very close friends. She was one of the few people who could get in my face and tell me to "stop my stupid man-ness". I wasn't very conscious of how much women were fuk'd over by men back then and she let me know it. She was my best friend/sister and I miss her. The scene I described actually happened at a picnic. It was one of those sweet moments you lucky to have.

Anyway Kalypso, thank you for your review and for allowing me to relate this memory...
~~redzone

[Ghost of Jupiter]

Ah that is awesome Redzone that you hold on to those mementos and the amazing memories they hold. To have a friend like that in our lives is truly a blessing. You are lucky to say you experience those times with her. I am sure she is missed dearly. Much love to you! Thank you for sharing those lovely thoughts with me, Red...can I call you that? It means a lot to me that you find me worthy of knowing these bits and pieces of you. :D

[redzone]

Sure, Red is fine. I think that sharing what is real, "pieces of myself" as you say ; to be open and truthful is important, especially on the internet. I don't mean this for everyone. I do this because in places like WC there is the real threat of predators and so women especially need to be very careful. I'm sure you may have experienced this. So I want to be different and so within reason I am more than willing to share... by the way my name is Curt, but you can call me by whatever name you feel comfortable with... ;0)

[Ghost of Jupiter]

I like both Red and Curt...I guess I will use both depending on how silly I am being when I write you. Oh I hear you loud and clear about the predators here and on other sites. If you go to my "about me" section on my profile you will see that I am fed up with some of the so called "poets" on here. Thank you for being real I do appreciate it! So happy to have met you Curt! xoxox

[redzone]

Ditto, and ditto again... be well and safe Kalypso...

[redflutterby]

Sigh....this starts off sweet and nostalgic then slips into a dark sadness. This is a poignant poem Curt...quite heart breaking. I know this pain well...x

[redzone]

Thanks Red, it means alot when you read and comment on this poem.. I'm glad that it moved you, but hopefully didnt hurt too much...
~~redzone

[MsJewel]

The images you create in the first few verses are lovely...the pain in the last two verses is so powerful. This is one of those poems that just curls right up in my heart.

:) Julie

[redzone]

Thanks Julie, your comment means a lot cause I know you understand and feel what is written here. It was one of those days that thankfully did not last forever.. but missing my friend will.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh there are so many memories that I wish would last forever, some of them still breath life into my heart and some try to suck it out. What a great piece of poetry… such intense emotional out pouring of feelings.

[redzone]

thanks Dale, appreciate your words.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

My pleasure sir.