Rewinding past skirmishes
Regret like a tidal wave
Rocks on resentful oceans
Roils in seas of broken dreams
Restitution overlooked
Renders her bereft of hope
Redemption lost forever.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #72 photo prompt.
Image credit: Jayson Hinrichsen @ Unsplash
The image shows a young woman in a pensive mood standing outside a storefront. The glass behind her is reflecting a neon sign.
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A poignant one there! So apt for the pic Nice Pleiades Chris ..
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Thanks, HS! My first one 🙂
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Wow a touching read it is. Wonderful take on the prompt.
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Thank you, Kritika! That expression couldn’t take me anywhere else.
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My pleasure always 🙂 🙂
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Heart touching poem Chris. It matches her mood perfectly. Thanks for joining in my friend
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Thank you, Sadje, and thanks as always for the prompt.
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You’re welcome 😉
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Powerful melancholy words, Chris.
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Thank you, Tom.
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
First in this week in response to WDYS # 72
A poignant poem by Chris Hall!
Enjoy
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Thanks for sharing, as ever, my friend 🙂
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You’re welcome 😇
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Great response to the image. Congrats, and have a nice day! Michael
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Thanks so much, Michael!
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Thank you for giving the chance of reading wonderful poems, Chris! Have a beautiful week! Michael
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What a lovely thing to say, Michael 🙂 May your week be wonderful!
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[…] Reflection […]
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Oh, i feel the pain…the regret…and the many what ifs…
Your verses just fit perfectly for the photo..💕💕💕
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Thanks so much, Mich!
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The wave of emotions carrying pain and regret comes across so beautifully in this Pleiades Chris…. Well done!!
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Thanks, Radhika! I thought I’d give the form a go after reading your Pleiades last week. It was an interesting challenge; thanks for the introduction! 🙂
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Oh, so dark, Chris! Beautifully written, but I hope those who are feeling this way will learn that where there’s life, there’s hope! ❤
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Thanks Cheryl! Indeed, let’s hope even the most troubled soul finds their way back.
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Heart touching 💟💟
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Thank you!
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Wonderful poem, love the imagery
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Thanks so much, Deb 🙂
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Your poem powerfully captures the despair on the woman’s face and in her posture.
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It was such a powerful prompt: her anguish just oozes from the image.
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It does. I felt bad just looking at it.
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It took me awhile to comment because this was so thought provoking. I had ideas that I couldn’t find the words for. Besides being sad, it’s a little scary, too. You really captured the feeling of the photo.
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It really wasn’t what I’d intended to write, but faced with the image those words just tumbled out…
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I really like it though.
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Oh, I am pleased about that, Debra! It seemed a bit depressing for International Women’s Day.
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This is so good.
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Thanks, Gary 🙂
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Deep and succinct. You and I were on the same page with this one
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I’ll pop over just now!
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[…] Chris Hall; Reflection […]
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I think we have all felt like that – lost and unredeemable.
And yet I would like to believe there is always a seed of hope that when ‘watered and loved’ might just grow into something better than what had been …if allowed.
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I guess we have to believe that there is a spark of hope somewhere 🙂
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