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I searched for you in echoes past
In fleeting dreams that did not last
Your laughter, once a distant chime
Now breaks the walls of space & time

The roads we walked had split in two
The winds had swept my steps from you
Yet fate, with hands so kind and wise
Rewove the threads, unsealed my eyes

Emptiness filled with words unspoken
The silence of the poet

Readiness to heal all that’s broken
The silence of the poet

The years had whispered, dimmed our names
Yet hearts remember, love remains
No time nor tide can wash away
The bond we forged in yesterday

So here we stand, not ghosts but siblings
Two souls once lost, set for new beginnings
The past may sleep, but we are here
Long lost, now found, forever near

Hand in hand we wander the barren wasteland
Creating words from our tainted minds…
…that no sane person, will truly understand

About This Poem

Last Few Words: Dedicated to Cat (candlewitch)

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Candlewitch, Eddy Styx, Ziggy

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Comments

mark

mark

4 months 1 week ago

Well done!

By the third stanza I was thinking that :)

One

One

4 months 1 week ago

The silence of the poet....

...silence.

regards

One

ps. I appreciate you taking time out to read and comment, most thankful to you.

Geezer

Geezer

4 months 1 week ago

The dedication...

of the poet, remains unbreakable, I see that.
A great tribute to unspoken and silent love of a true friend.
Nicely done, ~ Geez.
.

Z

ziggy

4 months 1 week ago

One

Wow, I absolutely love this the flow of this piece is sublime from beginning to end, I really wish I had your talent in writing and commenting on a poem
One line that really struck me is " The past may sleep, but we are here" absolutely love that line
Great post my poetic brother in arms

One

One

4 months 1 week ago

Zigs

You have a serious poetic talent. We may write with different styles & approaches but as you know even those differences can meld together as we have done on many occassions with numerous co-writes.

I appreciate you reading & commenting.

Off to read your latest that you've mailed to me this morning,

regards

One

Z

ziggy

4 months 1 week ago

Hi

Came back for another read still sounds amazing

Ruby Lord

Ruby Lord

4 months 1 week ago

Hi One, this has a lovely

Hi One, this has a lovely flow and meter about it. I enjoyed the refrain in particular. The repetition in these lines is very haunting while overall the melody in your poem flows like a softly spoken stream. Ruby xx

Emptiness filled with words unspoken
The silence of the poet

Readiness to heal all that’s broken
The silence of the poet

One

One

4 months 1 week ago

Ruby

I mostly write song lyrics, although this wasn't supposed to be, I did end up adding a refrain/chorus of sorts although this isn't going to be song.

I tend to work on syllable counts & meter but sometimes I just let it go & go with the flow.

Thanks for commenting,

regards

One

Candlewitch

Candlewitch

4 months 1 week ago

My Dearest One,

this poem was written by a perfect marriage of you mind and heart... I love it, and my favorite sections of lines are:

The years had whispered, dimmed our names
Yet hearts remember, love remains
No time nor tide can wash away
The bond we forged in yesterday

So here we stand, not ghosts but siblings
Two souls once lost, set for new beginnings
The past may sleep, but we are here
Long lost, now found, forever near

such beauty... love, Sis