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why
by Peter Humphreysas darkness
falls across
mountain
edge
I wonder
why
as crescent
moon scythes
velvet
sky
I wonder
why
as stars
pierce back
cloth
deep
I wonder
why
as blue
insinuates
dawning
dark
I wonder
why
as words
of
goodbye
fail
us
I wonder
why
I wonder why
we failed
to see
the
obvious
I wonder why
we made
life hard
when light
comes
of
itself
and
darkness
scurries
away
awaiting
its
next
chance
night
falls
I
wonder
why?
05/07/2006 Posted on 05/10/2006
Copyright © 2024 Peter Humphreys
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 05/10/06 at 09:34 PM Seems the wonders always out-weigh the whys. I love pondering this one. Nice job, Peter. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/13/06 at 02:53 PM I can't help but agree with the previous two comments. So simple the expression, and yet so powerful the meaning. Well done Peter. |
| Posted by Heide McAlister-Bates on 05/15/06 at 01:49 PM Beautiful imagery, heartbreaking brevity. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 05/17/06 at 01:14 PM
I wonder why along with you, and so do love this wondering poem. My favorite part of the whole is "I wonder why
we made
life hard
when light
comes
of
itself..."
§ This entire poem is an absolute fav for me §
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