Sadness seeps slowly, seamlessly
Sirenlike, sans sound
Seductive
Smothering successes
Spoiling seasonal sojourns
Supplanting sensorial synergy
Suppressing sensual satisfaction
Sanctioning sorrow-stippled seconds
Snickering snidely sidelong sincere sentiments
Scraping. Searching. Struggling.
Shall society succumb?
Stop.
Seize sunsets.
Savor sanguine stretches.
Swim sage seas.
Surface. Sit.
Stargaze.
Small steps.
Stillness soothes.
Spring?
She survives.
About the Creator
CJ Miller
Author • Dog mom • Castaway
"Think of this: that the writer wrote alone, and the reader read alone, and they were alone with each other."
- A.S. Byatt
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Getting Serious About Comedy (Part I)
If I were asked to remark on my life and the childhood that paved some road leading me to this point, I would have to say something about all the funny people who surrounded me for the last 26,872 days (and counting). Somewhere along that road, I became a big fan of laughter and the comedy that spawns it – and, I mean not only my own laughter, but the laughter of others, some of which I have actually been responsible for inducing.
By John Oliver Smith2 days ago in Humor
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I confess I wasn’t familiar with the tautogram form so I learned something new! This is supremely splendid!
The breaking point with “Stop” is magnificent and the change of course felt strongly. The first half builds up as sadness seeps into everything and I can relate to “Smothering successes” and “Sanctioning sorrow-stippled seconds.” Then it all changes and we reclaim the potential for happiness in that “s” sound. Regaining control and seizing strength.
The imagery of this poem was gorgeous. From bleak to filled with life like winter to spring. Well done!
Plumbing the experience of sadness, encouraging hope. My favorite lines? "Snickering snidely sidelong sincere sentiments" & "She survives." Well done.