Time flows backward

Time flows backward

gravity's stream reversed

guilt in rash words

taken back in a life rehearsed

Falling upward

leaning on echoes of stone

listening to one word

malignant seeds sown

Rain, rivers, ocean, clouds

circles up and down

wax wing shrouds

half smile, half frown

Reviews

[Amy R]

This poem perfectly reflects universal themes of time, memory, and guilt,. as we all tend to reflect and have some sort of guilt/regrets of things we may have done/said....

The imagery suggests a struggle with internal conflicts, represented by the juxtaposition of upward and downward motions, and the duality of emotions expressed through "half smile, half frown."

Thank u for sharing...
-Amy

[Soren]

Once again your interpretations are sound and most appreciated. Thank you so much for your review

[Amy R]

Glad to hear, you're welcome Soren! 😊

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is me, lately...all of the reminiscing as I sit in my recliner, quite retired for the moment.
I will soon find life in the classroom once again, but for now....just contemplating how I got here.
j.

[Soren]

Sorry to hear of the malaise Jacob but at least it has produced so great poems. Thanks for the read friend

[Marie]

Yes, we always seem to remember the rash words spoken when we think back on life.
All it takes is one bad word to sow a crop of malignant intention.
Regardless, life goes on in good and not so good ways, and the beautiful bird seems oblivious of all as he/she hides a half smile, half frown.
The past eloquently recalled and it is tinged with regret, as it always seems to be. You have captured that tinge superbly within this sublime write, Soren. A poem which everybody will be able to identify with, so finely penned and expressed. Thank you for sharing, dear friend...

[Soren]

Thank you again Marie for your most adept interpretation of this piece. It is most appreciated my friend.

[Marie]

Most welcome always, dear friend...

[emmajoygreen]

I like the divergent thinking in this, especially in the third stanza although the other two mean more than the words themselves, soren. Your mind really does slip and slide here and there, leaving choice of understanding pretty well always right. A good start to, Friday 13th.. interesting!

[Soren]

Thank you Emmajoy yes this one is deliberatly enigmatic as is time itself. Each stanza contains a key to its understanding

[emmajoygreen]

That I enjoy, harder perhaps to immediately under-stand but - fare for the fun of thinking!