Moon angrily chased her into sea
the Tide rushed away once again
before stilling completely
when he took all of her
there was nothing left
but quiet ends
still oceans
dead fish
Grief
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R.C. Taylor
I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.
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Comments (9)
Oh my, that ending hit me so hard. "Quiet ends still oceans dead fish". I kept rereading that part so many times. You nailed this challenge!
The imagery of the moon, the tide, and the stillness of the ocean captures the weight that come with profound sorrow, the concise structure of the poem adds to its impact, thank you for sharing this heartfelt expression of emotions!
😊👏 I like the comparison between a quiet sea and grief! Terrific Nonet R.C
The punches as it draws to a close ... so great, building this intensity and then BAM! final gut punch! So great! 🩷
Beautiful!
Ouuf that ending though. There were less words yet the intensity only increased.
Gorgeous poetry!
Well painted picture here.
So fiercely emotional, wow.