We walked, you and I,
The sunset far away,
My laughter, your joy,
So long it had to stay.
On the roof, we stood,
The sunset far away,
My hand in your own,
Teaching me to play.
Wind beneath its wings,
The black kite swayed,
Rose toward the clouds,
The sunset far away.
You taught me to fly,
Never led me astray,
Told me to run toward,
That sunset far away.
With the kite, without,
In greens, whites, grays,
I’ve soared in the sky,
The sunset far away.
But a lot has changed,
For I’m still here today,
And you have risen near
That sunset far away.
So welcome to the third #WednesdayVerses prompt in 2019, our thirty second prompt overall. Reema and I offer you this word prompt each Wednesday to inspire in you a poem. If it does, do write it as a post on your blog and come link up with us. The linky is open from now till next Tuesday night! Please add your post to the link only if it is a post written for #WednesdayVerses.
Prompt #3 for 2019 is KITE.
(Kite – the toy, not Kite – the predatory bird)
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Vinay Leo R.
16. 01. 2019
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
I really enjoyed the repetition of the phrase ‘the sunset far away’. The poem has a wistful and sad tone to it. It’s quite beautiful!
(Sanch @ Sanch Writes recently posted… The Curse of Nostalgia)
You got the tone spot on, Babby. That’s the mood. Glad you enjoyed the repetition of phrase and that you felt the verse to be beautiful. 🙂
So beautiful. Have a feel of nostalgia.
Sadness and happy memories mixed. Love the words…
Thanks, Fathy! Glad you could feel the nostalgia too. Thanks.