POEM STARTER
Submitted by Margaret Sok
Write a poem or story around the theme of 'Lonely Together.'
Lonely Together.
The wind, trees and blades of grass mingle,
Nothing in nature stands alone, single,
Yet clouds share umbrellas for the storm,
When I remember I’m lonely without you.
Drips of dew, like honey, cascade down,
Teary eyes, too, drip on longing-clad frowns,
Do you feel the forest fire from strikes,
When you remember you are without me?
Everything is together except us,
Hours apart, but I wish I could just
Feel how mother natures makes her world feel;
Just you and I, touching love, and for real.
And then the flowers grow and then bloom,
Attracting butterflies, bees, and my gloom,
But those flowers wither, close up, and hide
When I realize I’m lonely in every sense.
Do you watch on when the fish swim by
With harmony and great grace? Do you cry?
Or are you content with the bittersweet thought that
We are far apart but in love? lonely together?
Your heart has been lost in space,
I could be its grounding place,
Hold you down with dirt, vines,
And you’ll truly feel like mine.
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Might’ve bent the prompt a bit but oh well