piecing

piecing

piecing together
years . . . for -- years
try to recall
whom I was with

-- and where

what we were doing
and when
for why did we do it
-- for how long

attempt to recall who
I am -- midst all
the rest
piecing tears and smiles together

gathering
minutes -- minutes at
a time
turning to -- hours

-- to days
months to -- years
volume gets turned way
-- up

with

crescendos
diminuendos
4/4 time
rapid staccatos

silent -- holds
those pauses
for causes
only holder knows

accumulating assemblage
events that occur
placing them in lines -- linear
points

chasing my tail
-- moments of calm
drum beats in distance
harbingers troubadour's melodies

standing just in front
of -- me
sweat rolling from
his -- several faces

but with one -- voice
piecing together
notes of his songs
a song at a time

leaves me breathless
awestruck
choosing to be
peaceful

gathering
piecing together
years
-- for years.

vcp

22 July 2014




Poetry by Victor
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Written on 2014-08-03 at 04:43

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Very skillfully written. I like the Emily Dickinson style dashes. It seems to me a very beautiful poem about taking the hundreds of experiences from our lives and trying to see how it all fits.
2014-08-12


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2014-08-10



Over the years that becomes an awesome thought. People who have touched us in some way, who have loved us, or betrayed us, all have a place in our memory. A poem that can make us all wonder at all that has been. :-)
2014-08-03