Beyond My Window
Beyond my window
Beyond the graves
Of the light and love
A person saves
In trunks; on shelves...and all around
I watch a life, without a sound.
Maybe I'll crack the door today
Letting out some ghosts...
Letting others stay.
Let in fresh air...and maybe a ray
Of light
Worn paths around my old oak tree
A chattering squirrel makes fun of me
I'll venture beyond my door and see
What lies beyond
My window
I'm assaulted by life from every direction
The sight of a bee, with a pollen erection
I'll dare to walk beyond the trees
Take a whiff of life, in the morning breeze
And just beyond that morning breeze
Just beyond the clustered trees
Just beyond the little bees
I see the river.
I can't make it quite that far
I'll put this memory in a jar.
Store it on a dusty shelf, with all the other jars called 'self'.
Maybe next winter will be better
Less fear, less politics, more love...just better.
Through my window I feel the calm
More ghosts gather...we feel the calm.
About this poem
Sometimes a person becomes entrapped in their own solitary world of grief, fear and aging.
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Written on April 10, 2022
Submitted by lovingempath on April 10, 2022
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXBCC DXDDX EEEXA FFGG GGGH IIX HHJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 972 |
Words | 198 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4 |
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