Friday, October 28, 2011

apparitions

I have dreamed of them
friends now gone
telling me
there's no more pain
but you--
where are you?
I'd rather dream
of you

4 comments:

  1. The plaintive simplicity of this one makes it all the more heart-breaking: "Why hast thou forsaken me?"

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  2. Brian, Thank you for being my friend. :)

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  3. The structural imbalance between the two parts of the poem works emotionally effective.

    Kay, nicely done.

    Chen-ou

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  4. Many thanks for your kind words, Chen-ou.

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