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Thursday, April 3, 2014

THE PROCESS

I listened
as she counted
the autumn leaves
crackling under her feet
and those still hanging
to the branch
painted green while
sinking into unison
with the night’s carpet

I listened
as she counted
the stars
refusing a moonbeam
exercising a choice
to wear down with time
into time
ticking, nevertheless

I listened
as she counted
the motley grains of dust
filtering inside the room
fathomed to cloak the dawn
gathering the leaves in slumber
into cycles of destined motions

I listened
as she counted
“two months, ten days”-
As the clock began to sync
with the re-defined contours

Draping her twilight
she counted
re-counted
I listened-
the least that I could do

was listen

MeetingTheBar– Emotion in poetry



9 comments:

  1. ugh, i feel the countdown of what time you have left with her...
    and yes, at that point having someone to be there and listen
    def makes what difference you can...

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  2. and i'm glad you were there to listen... so important to have someone by the side that does in such difficult times...

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  3. Very sad, yet reassuring....so many emotions cross my mind here.

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  4. description of poignant moments deftly....

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  5. I like the verses of counting down like ticking clock while you listen ~ There's seems to be a grim event coming on, its like I am holding my breath for it to happen ~

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  6. The counting.. I can feel the feeling of a recovery.. slower than you might want.. but listen is the best help you can give.

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  7. Listening might be the least that one could do, but often the most important. This is something I try to remind myself!

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  8. To listen to some one is such a beautiful thing where people is not doing a gr8 job

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