Against the blue and frosted slope
I see a somber throng
Like matadors robbed of their cloaks
Or minstrels with no song
A thickened sort of quiet lies
Against the rugged cusp
Where winds, like stiff-starched orderlies
Have stripped sweet summer’s lust
And up into the vaulted sky
I hear the murmur of good-bye
Against the ruby thread of dawn
I see a silhouette
A lonesome sort of picture drawn
In frames of sorrow, yet
A battle-song of beauty moans
From thorns without their bloom
In dark and muted undertones
It warms earth’s stricken tomb
As petal-tear of flow’r and leaf
Imbrues the sphere with nature’s grief
Against the tumult of the heart
A tender peace resides
For as in seasons of the earth
God’s faithfulness abides
When life is rich with vibrant bloom
Or stripped of mortal cheer
He whispers in the aching gloom
To tell us He is near
And over autumn’s garb subdued
We breathe a prayer of gratitude
Janet Martin
The landscape shivers in the still of dawn,
Naked and stark as summer’s final chapter decks the frosty ground…
A sad beauty prevails…
It tugs the spectator’s heart in equal forces of joy and grief
Ah, tis true as the old poet said, ‘there is a flower in every leaf’
This is lovely Janet. I always admired poets who could so effortlessly rhyme. I am no good at it. Enjoyed this so much.
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Thank-you Melanie, ..and I am trying to learn the art of UN-rhymed poetry. So far the rhyme flows more naturally from me but writers like yourself are great teachers and inspiration.
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ReplyDeleteI like the kind of poetry you write...amazing!
It is very honest with no tinch of deliberate
attempt of craftsmanship.It is very natural.
I was looking some for some photographs and
gatecrashed into your blog.
Later I read these poems in free time during
office hrs.The photographs too complement to
the verses.
Keep writing more!!!
all the best.
Yogesh
(India)
I have to tell you that your comment touches me immensely and inspires me to not give up! Thank-you for taking the time to read and encourage!
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