Riding memories
on salted ocean air
thick with loves
and pains of a
preternatural past,
the temporal space
is filled with
monsters and men,
perfumed nights,
sun-kissed cheeks,
and tired red eyes
hidden beneath
borrowed shade
as I move
through it.
With aching legs
and a soaring heart,
the prophecy
of pivotal change
moves with me
through humidity
and time,
proving itself right
despite jealous visions
and skeptical longings:
change happened
because I willed it,
accepted it,
embraced it,
nurtured it,
and because
it was time.
Here and now
the ghosts
of these nights
remain mournfully
hopeful sentinels
as I return
to remember,
and shall return
until the day
they are no longer
shadows of lives lost,
rather visions
of life gained –
the champions
of here and now
fighting for meaning
and honor
in a place filled
with senseless pain
and profound beauty,
eternally armed
with just enough fight
and more than
enough love
to get by.
Renee Novosel
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Copyright 2014
Wallflower Whimsy 
Thank you for this thought provoking treat.
Thank you for reading!
I hope you will consider linking this to dVerse Poets on Saturday–you may already be a part of the community. It’s a wonderful, safe place. http://dversepoets.wordpress.com I’m hostess that day!
Absolutely! I had no idea this exists … I’ll do it. 🙂
Hello Victoria! I’ve had a busy week with no time for the blog … When are you hosting next? Or shall I just link the piece anytime? I’m so new to this scene. 😉
I love it! Prophecy of pivotal change. My take on this is: stuff happens…it’s supposed to…it will lead to fabulous changes in my life. And I already have the living proof!
Precisely … even when the happenings wear painful disguises. Thank you!
I really like the tone of this
and the message
bravo!
Thank you!
Hi Renee 🙂 You swept me away with this; so lovely…thank you very much xo
Thank you, Joseph! I’m ever humbled by your comments. 🙂
Keep writing the way you do & you’ll keep getting humbled 🙂
Awww …. now I’m blushing. Haha.
Girl, I am stunned every time! (notice how I kept my foot out of my mouth this time, too!) A gorgeous train of thought, Renee!
Oh, you. Thank you very much doll!
Bravely lived and eloquently spoken.
Alexander
Thank you, Alexander. Very much.
Really fantastic write ❤ Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading!
Of course =)
Just lovely! Powerful, gripping, and uplifting conclussion as well, I really dig it =)
Thank you, sir!
Dear Renee,
So much to read and so little time 🙂 started with this poem – lots more to read in the upcoming days. great to have found your website and thanks for dropping by my blog!
Regards,
Mahesh
Dearest Mahesh,
Thank you for reading! You’re a delight, and it’s wonderful sharing thoughts with you.
And now that I know generally where in the world you reside, have a restful night!
All the best,
Renee
I have a question: I see double-spaced poetry all over the blogosphere, and I’ve begun to wonder about it. Is it because it’s meant to be presented that way, or is it just because that’s the way it comes out of the blog editor? Because that can make long stanzas hard to follow, and double spacing definitely messes up the shape of concrete poetry. If it’s not a desired outcome, it can be fixed by substituting “Shift + Enter” for “Enter” at the end of each line. I don’t write much poetry, so this was an accidental discovery. Thanks!
You are so correct! The blog editor does it by default, and I’m just about the least tech-savvy person around, so I had no idea how to fix it. Next time I post I’ll test out your trick. Thank you! Forced formatting enrages me.
your poems are so deeply moving. Thank you.
Thank you very much for reading!