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Road To Invisible
by pat medlin → (All Poetry by pat medlin)
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watching a loved one slide into the far side of elderly

My life moved on

amidst demanding distractions

never noticing my brightly colored blanket,

once providing warmth and protection,

turning wrinkled, worn and tattered...

moved from place to purposeless place

to be dusted off and displayed

for guiltless occasions,

her colors turning inward and opaque...

lastly invisible

to strangers.


Will I know

when the colors of my life

become invisible stumbling blocks

on the pathways of those I love...

will I mourn the fading?

Or will I revel in

the still vibrant hues within...

drunk with anticipation

of rebirth.

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "Road To Invisible"
Reviewed by Kay P Devenish
Reviewed on August 9, 2013
An awesome work that touched me gently and tugged at a similar feeling within me.

Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on August 7, 2013
What great complementary stanzas! I'm beginning to understand you, Pat...and that worries me.

Reviewed by Lowell Eaton
Reviewed on August 3, 2013
Pat Medlin's poem, Road to Invisible, is very moving, touching on a subject that affects us all:
facing the slow slipping away of a loved one, and contemplating the same thing happening to oneself. Her metaphors are apt and very touching. She handles the subject very well, in a way that makes you see it, and get emotionally involved. I like this poem a lot.

Reviewed by Michael True
Reviewed on July 24, 2013
As you move us through your observations it is your reflection that makes it happen. Life is the experience. M.True

Reviewed on July 21, 2013
exsqusite quilting of prose!!
may yur light never fade or dim...

Shining Stars & Super Moons
Vickie

Reviewed by Vivian Dawson
Reviewed on July 20, 2013
Very astute questioning, So
relative to many of us in
such a gentle way...

Lady Vivian

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on July 15, 2013
We're all travelling down the same road to invisible...and I have come to a point in my life where I don't fear death...I firmly believe it's simply the transition to another existence! Loved this poem!

Anna

Reviewed by Lark Pogue
Reviewed on July 14, 2013
You have a wonderfully creative mind. This is beautiful and sad, as so many of us won't revel in the vibrant hues.
L

Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on July 14, 2013
Thank you Pat...Comparing your life to colors, which many of us
are doing right now. Througly enjoyed!

Already,

Deborah

Reviewed by Dark Knight
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Life is full of twists and turns--some we like and others well..Loved your poem

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Life is full of expectations, but it is in the now that we must live and be born to the love at hand. Wonderful poetry.

George

Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
~Pat~
Touching emotional write of pathways..invisible
or vibrant.

Lady Mary Ann

Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Insightful write! I really enjoyed this!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Janna Hill
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Oh please continue to revel in the vibrant hues and if you be drunk let it be with the anticipation of rebirth.
I was looking around on your Author page/background info and must say I can so relate to the last line "Perhaps beginning with fictional characters will lessen the intimidation to write some of the darker things that continue to fester in my heart."
Thanks for sharing Pat Medlin with us.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
An interesting quandary. I'll leave the answer up to you.

I, too, have kept blankets far too long until they were faded in threadbare. For me, familiarity bred contentment.

Ron

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
interesting write
peace be with you

William

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Ahhh . . . Please, Pat go for this . . . "Or will I revel in / the still vibrant hues within... / drunk with anticipation /of rebirth."

Be true to yourself forever and a day and never, ever stop trying.

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on July 13, 2013
Pat, you ask really good questions, and for many of us, the answer comes in the gift, the joy, the hope of anticipating rebirth...I do on a daily basis.
Cheers,
Dan


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