"After"

By CharlottesWeb

In the twilight of the hour
when life chased the sun
After all has been and gone
who is left in the silence?

When warm bark is chased by dancing frost,
after the lights and colors have torn away,
Who will flee to memory
in the twilight of the hour?

After the grounds are cold and dark
who will walk against a smiles death?
In the twilight of the hour,
when the past can’t kill the loneliness?

Who will it be
in the grip of solitude
When the beat ends
after you’ve forgotten me?

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Published on Sunday, March 7, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • FallenSky On Sunday, June 28, 2009, FallenSky (42)By person wrote:

    This was haunting, it gave me kind of a cold and listless feeling, but i like it so much

  • monalisamarie On Tuesday, March 7, 2006, monalisamarie (113)By person wrote:

    The forest stanza is beauty...

  • A former member wrote: Great poem

  • Dancing_Monkey On Saturday, April 10, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1228)By person wrote:

    this gave me chills and warmth at the same time. you just keep getting better, but soon you must have a downfall... *looks a bit uneased*

  • OLd SouL On Monday, March 15, 2004, OLd SouL (717)By person wrote:

    This solemness is warm and embracing. Beautiful, my friend. Your words were gentle and soft to the sharp edge of darkness. :::OLd

  • Jaded Jezzabelle On Saturday, March 13, 2004, Jaded Jezzabelle (328)By person wrote:

    Bravo....the questions here are ones everyone in the world should come to terms with....in the darkest hour of the night...when you are all thats left...will you like the company you keep?

  • Aurora_Light On Friday, March 12, 2004, Aurora_Light (472)By person wrote:

    i'm speechless the wonders that u write never stop suprizing me, as others before me have said great job

  • A former member wrote: Oh wow I agree with cre. I can troublingly relate to this but probably in the reverse fashion than you meant to portray this. Very wonderfully done:) ~Ship!

  • cre On Sunday, March 7, 2004, cre (410)By person wrote:

    I am not surprised to find this so perfectly crafted . . I've grown to recognize that as a cornerstone of your work . . anyway this is beautifully written and perfectly conveyed . . it's sad, lonesome . . almost quiet in the knowledge that this will ha

  • cre On Sunday, March 7, 2004, cre (410)By person wrote:

    happen . . not if it will . . but when it does. Lovely work . . I miss you.

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