…this poem was inspired by two wonderful lines of refrain provided by Michelle McGrane…
Sunrise Requiem
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the afterimage has yet to dim
emblazoned in my mind
the sun fresh on the horizon
my eyes follow your graceful silhouette
moving away from me
the taste of you sweet on my lips
if you are lucky
you will carry one night with you
my gaze held fast
until there was nothing
just the rising sun
the cruel sun
that disrupted our tender night
with the promise of another
but no warning
how very dark and deep
if you are lucky
you will carry one night with you
no warning of the bitter cold
that would set upon my world
no warning that this sunrise
would burn into my heart
our final sunrise
the taste of you sweet on my lips
if you are lucky
you will carry one night with you
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rob kistner © 2009
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I like the flow of this with the repeating verse similar to the ebb and flow of the tide.
This is a beautifully sad poem, Mr. Kistner. I’m loving it! 🙂
Hello Rob. This is a beautiful poem of loss and love. It reads like life. Nothing ever remains the same. Well done.
Sorry it took me so long to stop by and read your wonderful poems. You are a hard man to find.
I love all of your sites. You are so talented.
Hope to read more of your work.
love,Melanie-bd
Gorgeous poem, picture and music!
I loved this refrain, and I really like what you did with it, especially the suggestion that the speaker is lucky to have the memory and that that alleviates the loss.