Forgotten

0 Comments

Tags:
  • Other

    Forgotten

    "Forgotten"
    by: Julia Newbern
    July 30, 2008

    The derelict, against the canyon's slope lies
    Forgotten long ago
    --- And of undetermined age
    A shell of its former grace, once someone's pride
    Now slowly rusting away
    --- Weatherbeaten and worn
    Oblivious to its sad existence noisy traffic speeds by
    Drowning out echoes of memories
    --- Burned away by the heat of the sun
    Once full of promise and life, once with a name
    Now no longer remembered or mourned
    --- For something it can no longer be
    High overhead, are heard raucous crow's cries
    Beneath, the empty shell seems to weep
    --- Half-covered in a blanket of sage
    Ghosts of yesterday, for laughs and a ride
    Take their seat, where only now exist
    --- Small shreds of leather cracked and torn
    Gazing across at it, I sadly wondered why
    Man's progress seems to slide back two
    --- For each step so hard won
    Who, I wondered, was the one to blame?
    How long ago was this derelict scorned
    --- And blinded to a future it would never see?
    The summer's breeze in the canyon sighs
    Late afternoon shadows bring creeping
    --- A darkness deep, from another age

    Poem Comments

    (0)

    Please login or register

    You must be logged in or register a new account in order to
    leave comments/feedback and rate this poem.

    Login or Register

    To have great poets there must be great audiences too.

    Walt Whitman, American Poet (1819-1892)

    Honeygirl’s Poems (31)

    Title Comments
    Title Comments
    The Keening 2
    Mari's Gift - for a special girl 1
    Richie's Gift - a poem for a special boy 1
    The Ties That Bind 1
    Treasure in Time 0
    Forgotten 0
    Heart Scream 0
    ** Reawakening ** 0
    *~ Regrets of a Lost Love ~* 1
    Deeply 2
    Ode To My Unborn Grandson 0
    Morning Solitude 0
    = The Sphinx = 0
    = Gaia's Tears = 0
    = Life = a Haiku 0
    ** Love's Flower Torn ** 0
    Love Lessons 2
    = No More = 0
    = Renewal = a Haiku 0
    *~ Slippery When Wet ~* 0
    *~ Words ~* 1
    A Cry In The Night 1
    = The Tree = For my father, on his birthday. 0
    = Search For My Elan = 0
    = Soul Storm = 1
    "HUNTED!" 1
    "The Drowning" 0
    *~ Unspoken ~* 1
    'Web of Sighs, Web of Lies' 0
    *~ Dark Edge Of The Mirror ~* 1
    = Insanity = 1

    Honeygirl’s Friends (6)