where once we all gathered
where once we all gathered, others do.
the path is continuity, every voice, change.
shadows are recall, a blur of faces, too.
do you remember the cadence of laughter?
can you step jolly over jagged paths? future
has no mind to desire; wind will turn leaves,
rain will dampen every ground, its water
falling torrid as the bitter past.
Poem © 2013 Rick Burnett Baker
Photo shared by Tess Kincaid
Beautiful and thought provoking, Rick...
ReplyDeleteThis image needs a cadence or two of laughter to brighten it, that's for sure. Lovely, if melancholic, Mag poem...
ReplyDeleteYes, life goes on...
ReplyDeletelove the last two lines-
ReplyDeleterain will dampen every ground, its water
falling torrid as the bitter past.
"do you remember the cadence of laughter...." carries a superb despair. Brava!
ReplyDeleteI love the feel of this poem... it matches the scene, yet brings beauty to it through laughter and memories.
ReplyDeleteGood work, Rick.
ReplyDelete"shadows are recall" - love this. All words thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Much of my past is bittersweet in remembrance, with a heavy emphasis upon the bitter. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteOne can feel all the echoes in this..lovely!
ReplyDeletedo you remember the cadence of laughter..painful longing for the sound..
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