Some exchanged
Some estranged
Some received
Some deceived
A set of messages
Delicately treasured
In the depths
Of digital memory
Each of the tiny words
Written on electronic scrolls
Tenaciously teleporting
His thoughts
To a dream
Which was a paradise
To a realm
A stern voice from within
Always warned him
To get rid of these
But another one would
Always hush it to silence
Until this day
When they disappeared
Forever lost beyond retrieval
He knew not what to do;
To rejoice at the achievement
Of obliviating an obvious obsession?
Or to regret at the loss
Of the most precious possession?
He sat there in numb trance
Silently admiring the rarity
Of a beautiful sadness
Prompted by Poetics : The Beautiful Sadness at dVerse Poets Pub by Stuart McPherson and Wordle-68 by Brenda.
Some estranged
Some received
Some deceived
A set of messages
Delicately treasured
In the depths
Of digital memory
Each of the tiny words
Written on electronic scrolls
Tenaciously teleporting
His thoughts
To a dream
Which was a paradise
To a realm
Which never existed
It was a toy store
Which always enticed him
Anchoring him firmly
To the pitches of past
Decking a smile on his face
Whenever he navigated
The rhapsodical rail
of sugar coated words
of sugar coated words
Always warned him
To get rid of these
But another one would
Always hush it to silence
Until this day
When they disappeared
Forever lost beyond retrieval
He knew not what to do;
To rejoice at the achievement
Of obliviating an obvious obsession?
Or to regret at the loss
Of the most precious possession?
He sat there in numb trance
Silently admiring the rarity
Of a beautiful sadness
Prompted by Poetics : The Beautiful Sadness at dVerse Poets Pub by Stuart McPherson and Wordle-68 by Brenda.
Umesh!- thank you for posting and and sharing! apologies that i got to this a bit late!...really fascinating poem....i get a picture of a person, love lost, checking their phone for old messages (maybe messages from a happier time)- and not being able to delete them...becasue that beautiful sadness, that pain, is all that they have left to hold onto....very very good
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Stuart!
DeleteI was quite late at linking this post. Thanks for the thought provoking prompt :)
sometimes we must leave those toys behind to move forward...and it can be a beautiful sadness when they are truly gone....
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree Brian!
DeleteThanks for the visit.
Really creative! Cool write.
ReplyDelete"Decking a smile on his face
ReplyDeleteWhenever he navigated
The rhapsodical rail
of sugar coated words"
Wow. I love everything about this poem, but these lines stood out for me. Wonderfully written!
"Electronic scrolls"...a term that resonates w. me...reminding how far we have come recording our dreams, our histories... This is an original and polished piece throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jacquie! :)
DeleteA rhythm and weave of beat i loved
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris :)
DeleteI am still not that strong to leave a grew of my obsessions .. guess I would forever live with them !the beautiful sadnes could leave you empty ..
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