Arctic Waves
An Acrostic Poem
Silent hatred resonates between us and imparts
Infectious seeds sown in minds long since filled with doubt
Love’s lost labors are exhausted, have departed, fled our hearts
Ensconced now in faraway places, leaving us severely in a drought
Never the like to be shared betwixt us again, we’ve splintered apart.
Catapulted over Camelot to land in the reality of love's cruel ways;
Everlasting reality spreads anew like a frigid blast of arctic waves.
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Cindy Calder
From Charleston SC - "I am still learning." Michelangelo
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This was a great read Cindy! I initially thought this would be about the ocean, but that very quickly changed. “Love’s lost labors are exhausted, have departed, fled our hearts”- powerful line, and it says it all. The breaking of a relationship:/
I love how you express the dangers of allowing hatred to linger, that if it lingers too long even love would find it hard to penetrate the layers. Very thought provoking.
Ahh those last two lines! (Especially!) I immediately felt the wish that I had written such a beautiful rhyme! ❤️
You picked the perfect picture. It makes the emotion in this so cold. Wonderful piece.
The legend of King Arthur and Shakespeare woven into a single beautiful Acrostic? WOW! I see L.C. mentioned this line as well, but it deserves repeating again: "Catapulted over Camelot to land in the reality of love's cruel ways." Wow! That is a powerful line, Cindy! Fan-freaking-tastic!
"Catapulted over Camelot to land in the reality of love's cruel ways;" - what a great way to articulate the harshness beyond the fairytale 😁
What a powerful last line to conclude the piece! Well done, Cindy!
So amazing!
Whoaaaa, that was so poignant yet so beautiful! I hope you'd win with this!
Love how you end with the iciness of arctic waves, I could feel the cold. Thank you for writing, Cindy!
Such beauty in the silence!
Cindy, I loved this. I loved the imagery, I loved the literary and Arthurian references, I loved the mood. Great entry!
Heartbreaking beautifully and superbly written!!!❤️❤️💕