Monday, June 18, 2018

What I Know to be True



























Whatever I Know to be True 
Chartreuse willows softly sway
    in my memories...
Summertime June's
    sunlit tapestries.
 
Shadows therein, hide
 life's harshest realities
 of inflicted pain.

Yet, straightforward oak's
   heart...
like a good Cabernet,
   offers comfort,
      absorbs sorrow via
   recycled rain.

Then it's true...when end 
   meets beginning...
      I'm with you.


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11 comments:

  1. Dwight L. RothJune 18, 2018 at 4:52 PM

    Loved the cycle of the end meeting the beginning!

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  2. GraceJune 18, 2018 at 5:50 PM

    I specially admire this part:

    the straightforward oak's heart
    offers comfort, absorbs
    and recycles our sorrow.

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  3. Kim M. RussellJune 19, 2018 at 12:03 AM

    I love the 'Chartreuse willows' (so much like the ones in our garden) and 'sunlit tapestries', Kathy. I much prefer shade and shadows to stark sunlight. I also love the idea of absorbing sorrow via recycled rain'.

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  4. Sanaa RizviJune 19, 2018 at 2:26 AM

    Sigh... this is incredible raw and poignant. Especially like; "Shadows therein, hide life's harshest realities of inflicted pain."

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  5. ✿June 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM

    So beautiful and touching.

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  6. Frank HubenyJune 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM

    Nice ending and I liked that stanza about the oak and the recycled rain.

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  7. kaykualaJune 20, 2018 at 12:36 AM

    Then it's true...when end
    meets beginning...
    I'm with you.

    Most reassuring, Kathy! It cannot be any better than that!

    Hank

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  8. Vivian ZemsJune 20, 2018 at 10:23 AM

    Beautiful!

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  9. AmayaJune 20, 2018 at 6:09 PM

    A profound truth and nostalgic imagery to go along with it.

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  10. brudbergJune 23, 2018 at 12:31 PM

    Love the end of this poem... so true

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  11. Renee EspriuJuly 1, 2018 at 11:08 AM

    I seemed to have lost you once again but was looking at those sites I have looked at in the past and saw you there. I love your poetry and this poem as well.

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