When I Am Gone

When love ones go our memories and legacy of them will be in our heart.  Keep on writing.

Thank you, Francisco.

Juz Beautiful A..tge nature that flows wid~ within ..n the eternity Love that breathes in ev ..not a much reader of classic poets .but this is quintessentially smooth lang of poetics!  light love ev A x:)

Thank you, my Sweet Friend. So happy to see you about these pages. Much Love & Light to you always. xo

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A poignant write - that we may live on through the natural world, recognized by those who cherish(ed) us. You're pulling at my heart strings!

Thank you, Audrey! We've all been there, haven't we? Much appreciated,

There's definitely an atmosphere of blurred line between humans and nature in both this and the inspiration poem you chose.  

Auden gives us insight into what the Moon has to say about a woman who has essentially retired from a life of not putting down roots. There's no judgement as the Moon complements her existence while enjoying a similar lifestyle without her ( and continuing it without her ). She was his faithful companion for a while.  

What you've done in your poem is help draw out that metaphor of how our surroundings are an extension of who we are. The unique paths we create for ourselves using the Universe as a medium ultimately tell a bigger picture story about us. It unravels the notion that the "personality essence" of an individual is limited to the human body.  We aren't contained in our skin.  

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I'm happy you're allowing this deviation. I wasn't certain how to hashtag  it - it's from Yeats' perspective toward Auden; thus, it's hashtagged Yeats due to that and the fact that I used one of his poems as an inspiration poem.  
 
 I was moved by Auden's tribut to Yeats; therefore, wanted to flip the tribute from Yeats to Auden, except using Yeats' poem, 'When You Are Old', rather than Auden's tribute to him. I found it strangely effective, and definitely stretching the comp guidelines ( though it's not like I can win ).    
   
I honestly can't tell you what inspired it, except the inspirational poem of Yeats is one of my alltime favorites, and I immediately thought of it when reading Auden's tribute to Yeats. It's strange, to say the least.    
   
Anyway, I am actually working on another non-entry entry based on one of Auden's; thus it will be tagged as such.

Omg! I totally missed that the inspiration poem was by Yeats!  I was so engrossed in both of the poems! I love it. It's the Circle of Poetry!

LMFAO!

So very beautiful.

Thank you, Cipher.

Dear A,

Yet again your interpretation of style transcends. I thought to myself when I’m gone I’d like to be completely forgotten. But I would like to meet up with some of the loved ones I’ve lost before me. Probably not a typical thought process. This line is exquisite “ Drifting within the cloudy skies above;”.
Beautiful piece for a difficult subject. H🌷

Honoria, if it's one thing I am certain of, it's that you will not be forgotten no matter how hard you may wish it so. Caring individuals never are. Much love and thanks. xo

Well, I think that’s very sweet of you to say and I hold that comment very dearly. Thank you. Xx

An absolutely gorgeous ink dear Ahavati  ox

Thank you, Sweet JeJe. xo

This is really beautiful, I am loving W H Auden so far, watched a couple documentaries, he is complex as W B Yeats was, and the poetic style does seem similar, the haunting obsession with death and love.

Thank you, PR. I greatly appreciate that. Both were amazing writers and it was inspiring to flip the tribute. Felt refreshing, and from a different perspective.

Beautiful, Avanti.  And yes, I certainly did hear WH Auden. Brilliant!


Sharing one of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/AmArhniFZOo

Wonderful to see you back around, Pisha! Auden was most definitely present when writing this. It was a flip I really wasn't expecting!  

I LOVE that one too! I wrote one based on that one after this one! LOL! Great minds and all. . .Thanks for sharing! <3

I am not that all familiar with Yates, however, it is a solid write on your part.


hugs,
buddhakitty.

Thank you, BK.
Very much appreciated.

Amazing write Ahavati. Truly wonderful and aspiring.

Thank you, Wally. I'm happy you enjoyed it.

A wave of emotions from memories crash but the ending of your piece comforts the soul some.

LJ

Thank you, LJ. xo