Marcescent Heart
Breakup Nonet Challenge Entry
Like flowers that bloom for a season
brightening the world around us
so too, was your love, our love
it withered in the fall
left my once light life
my open heart
marcescent
while it
beats
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Comments (13)
Omg this is so well done. I must admit I had to google the definition of marsescent haha but once I did it made me adore the poem sooo much. "our love it withered in the fall" really, really pulled on my heartstrings.
'it withered in the fall' Oh yes what an excellent line! Fall like the season and the 'fall' of the relationship! Excellent use of the word!
I had to google marcescent, great word though!! Very clever!! This was another great piece, heart breaking but precisely written!! Nicely done, Paul!!
“Marcescent” was a new word for me but now that I know what it means I can appreciate just how masterfully you used it! Great nonet, Paul!
Lovely Paul.
Gorgeous entry! I love that word- “marcescent”. 🥹
Another beautifully written piece. Love the artwork as well.
Excellent entry, and I love the picture that goes with it as well!
Enjoying it more than me, that's for sure! Nicely done.
Damn, this one smarts. Paul you taught me such a lovely new word! I love the last two lines, “while it beats,” something about a withering heart still beating evokes such an image in my mind.
😀👍Interesting title and word choice.. I’d never heard thar before so had to look it up!
Nicely done!
This stabbed me right in my heart! I loved it!