Remembered
candle wax drips like acid
inkwell dry, my letters crisp
ennoble the chaste grandeur
words wrap around my neck
like a quill and crimson shawl
sincere lexes, gilded stardust
heart lay bare, to accite one nameless
shalt one leave me in a country glade
where thou hast touched the lace
upon my neck, with ungloved hand
or would thy place me on a hill
where unsunned snow will reflect
pearls adrift as words render soft
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Your words touched me deeply Joni!
Congratulations on your publication 🤗❤️🤗
Dearest Maggie, thank you for your gracious comment as always. Many blessings, Joni ❤️🥰
Joni it is always a pleasure to read your words.
Thank you for the blessings.
I wish you the same ❤️🙏
Congratulations, Joni..gonna head over to Hotel now.
Thank you dear Nigel, I appreciate your reading my friend. I know you are extremely busy. Big hugs and love
Thank you Joni. It is always my honor to publish your beautiful poem.❤️🙏
Thank you so much Mich. It was my pleasure and I am always grateful to have my work appear at Hotel. Many blessings, Joni
A wonderfully creative and thoroughly engrossing piece of writing, Joni. The Early Modern English terminology gives it a Shakespearian tone, and your imagery is both delicate and fascinating. Words are a poet’s legacy and they will outlive us, rendering us immortal after a fashion. That’s pretty cool if you ask me. This is good stuff, my dear friend. 😊
Dearest Mike, Sorry I did not see this one the day I saw the comment on Hotel. You are very kind to post two different comments. I love the old english and found a dictionary online. The poem was based on the life of a book, where it might be placed and how it would be treated. Also, would I be remembered. I only hope we will be remembered as it is important for me to have made an impact with people throughout my life. I feel like Rape Victims I worked with, and a couple of patients I worked with and fought with the whole floor to get someone to call an on-call surgeon – Although I had to fight with and make enemies of several people the doctors later thanked me and told me that if not for my persistence the patient would have died. I made a difference there and hopefully in my daily life. I know you have with mine Mike and your poetry as well. I am so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your kindness always, Mike. Big hugs and love from the both of us.
It’s always a pleasure to read your deep poetry Joni, congratulations on your publication!! 😊 ❤
Thank you Tiffany, I appreciate you my friend. Sending that love right back at you.
oooh this is so good, Joni! The visuals are stunning with words and metaphors melding into a great piece! 💕
Thank you so much for reading Cindy, and I am so glad that you enjoyed it. Big hugs 🤗 I hope you feel a bit refreshed after your get-away. You are certainly a busy lady. It sure looked like fun though.
You’re so welcome, Joni.. I always enjoy your words.. awww thanks a bunch💕