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Silver Shards Of Then
by pat medlin

Saturday, April 02, 2011
Rated "G" by the Author.
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She hurries into the elevator
notes from a long forgotten melody
assail her senses...
silver shards of then
vanquish her world of now
 

She floats in slow motion
above an overgrown pathway
strewn with unmarked graves
of abandoned memories
grown too heavy
for her journey

She breathes in his smell
hears their laughter...
fingers to lips
words whispered in sync
a foot finding its place
at the close of an evening 
wrapped together
in shared sadness
 

the door opens...
she exhales...hurries out
back to the safe
world of now
 

 

 

 

 


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Reviewed by Patrick Granfors 5/4/2011
I think this is your very best Pat! Sorry I'm so late getting through to it down the overgrown pathway that is my inbox. Patrick
Reviewed by Richard King 4/3/2011
Wow! Pat, this is really, really good. "... her world of now ...unmarked graves of abandoned memories...” Great phrasing, I absolutely love it.

Thanks Dick
Reviewed by steve Chering 4/3/2011
Clever writer you. A snuk of words tickling down the page revealing a sneak peep of an even longer poem? ..I'm sure. Great stuff. Maybe a part 2.? hurry ...get writing..lol
Reviewed by Christine Tsen 4/2/2011
Wonderful eloquently creative way of bringing us into the sensual rush and psychic pain at the same time!
Secret though Pat, I'm so afraid of tight spaces I have to cover face in hands in the elevators when I MUST take them, otherwise, I'm a stairway gal.
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader) 4/2/2011
Great writing indeed ...Hugsss
Reviewed by D Johnson 4/2/2011
What a vivid lesson in memory...well done!

Cheers,
Dan
Reviewed by George Carroll 4/2/2011
Elevators do give you pause for thoughts but they are lost with the opening door.
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader) 4/2/2011
I see you conquered your word problem of yesterday, Pat, and in fine fashion I might add. Dark poetry is supposed to grab us by the throat and not let go until the last line is read. "Tripping On The Music" did that wonderfully. It sparked an idea about me and my childhood friend (who died two weeks ago) that I may try to do something with.
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