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Wistful (NaPoWriMo 2022 #11)
I thought
I heard your voice
and that song,
that melancholy song
that you would
idly sing,
staring at nothing
while wearing a smile
to turn even
bleak days
into paradise,
and enchant
the mundane
with magic and splendour.
I thought again
of your smile
that smile,
that would shrug off sadness
and anguish's
outgrown cloak,
with joyous cheeks
that nudged eyelashes sunwards,
and I thought of how nice
how very nice
it would be to see that smile again.
I heard your voice
and that song,
that melancholy song
that you would
idly sing,
staring at nothing
while wearing a smile
to turn even
bleak days
into paradise,
and enchant
the mundane
with magic and splendour.
I thought again
of your smile
that smile,
that would shrug off sadness
and anguish's
outgrown cloak,
with joyous cheeks
that nudged eyelashes sunwards,
and I thought of how nice
how very nice
it would be to see that smile again.
Published 11th Apr 2022
| Edited 12th Apr 2022
Author's Note
Entry 11 for NaPoWriMo 2022.
A memory of a person and smile, that never existed; an imagined scene. -I shied away from adding such a line in the poem as I felt it would tip from bittersweet into sad or despairing.
A memory of a person and smile, that never existed; an imagined scene. -I shied away from adding such a line in the poem as I felt it would tip from bittersweet into sad or despairing.
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11th Apr 2022 2:37pm
this is delightful in its delivery, smooth in its read and warm to the heart!
nicely penned Vidax
BTW. I'm glad you left that line out mate, it would have diluted the read!
Loving your stuff for Napo. Very decent indeed!
AL
nicely penned Vidax
BTW. I'm glad you left that line out mate, it would have diluted the read!
Loving your stuff for Napo. Very decent indeed!
AL
12th Apr 2022 8:12pm
11th Apr 2022 4:05pm
This reads so utterly beautifully. It feels quite vulnerable and that only adds to the investment in the write itself. I think we can all identify with those thoughts that enter the mind from time to time. It says a lot about the measure of humans and their need for connection.
Definitely one of my faves of yours of late.
I concur with him above there, I’m very much enjoying your writes at the moment. Long may they continue (though I have a feeling you’ll crash into a pile of goo after this 30 days… heh!)
Loving this side to your writes. Thanks for sharing your number 11.
-M
Definitely one of my faves of yours of late.
I concur with him above there, I’m very much enjoying your writes at the moment. Long may they continue (though I have a feeling you’ll crash into a pile of goo after this 30 days… heh!)
Loving this side to your writes. Thanks for sharing your number 11.
-M
12th Apr 2022 8:15pm
Its strange where inspiration comes from, especially when it doesn't come from experience!
after the 30 days are up, I'll probably just quietly fade away again until the Muse tickles my fancy. It has ups and downs, but seems that there a few good ones in there that I've penned.
after the 30 days are up, I'll probably just quietly fade away again until the Muse tickles my fancy. It has ups and downs, but seems that there a few good ones in there that I've penned.
