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beauty from ashes
by Melissa Arel
as i'm looking behind
to the trodden path,
the one well worn,
all i had and everything i held
comes down to a single moment -
a twinkle in a little girl's eye.
a daisy picked in spring
given to father in hopes of love.
a sigh from a sleeping babe,
a bundle of dandies held tight
and cherished in innocence.
a canvas of new birth
re-awakening a masterpiece
as tears fall like dew.
as i'm looking ahead
to the broken path,
the one less traveled,
all i have and everything i hold
comes down to a single moment -
a twinkle in a lover's eye.
a sterling rose picked in summer
each petal pulled in hopes of love.
waiting for a beautiful beginning,
speaking its famous last words,
these travels render me speechless
as this journey paints a beautiful ending;
tied with strings
a memoir of parchment and passion.
i close my eyes and breathe.
06/23/2001 Posted on 02/17/2003
Copyright © 2024 Melissa Arel
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 02/18/03 at 07:16 PM Beautiful imagery, complemented by a beautiful image chosen to represent it... |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 02/20/03 at 03:46 AM The poem is as pretty as the picture Mel....Charlie |
| Posted by John Harder on 02/20/03 at 04:10 AM beautiful words. well done. |
| Posted by Tim D Livingston on 02/20/03 at 08:19 PM What are you trying to do, make a guy cry? I can't! I'm a man!! Haha...okay. Beautiful work, really. |
| Posted by Melina Raven Maness Diebold on 02/21/03 at 05:28 AM This is like a verbal painting by someone along the lines of Mary Cassat or Monet. Very nice. |
| Posted by Melanie A Bennett on 02/24/03 at 03:42 PM Beautiful imagery in this poem, Melissa! I love it! :) |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 02/28/03 at 04:23 PM wonderfully subtle, curious and breezy. |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 10/25/04 at 10:20 AM Lovely poetry! |
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