Epitaph of Love #atoz #flashfiction
One
last
silent tear falls
“WHY?” echoes
Sculpted beauty
stone cold
veined marble
“here lies…
…cherished by many
…embraced by few …
thought of passionately by one”
“you held me
too soon released
a love I longed for
world I dreamt of
gone the moment
you slipped into
her icy fingers
wiped of guilt
dagger
entombed”
This fiction evolved from a heartfelt epitaph of lost love to an epitaph of one wronged in love. I hope you enjoyed the ending…
The sculpture is an amazing commissioned piece entitled “Asleep” by talented Australian artist Peter Schipperheyn
This fiction in 55 words is offered for the enigmatic G-Man’s Friday Flash Fiction Fun Fest and the A to Z April writing challenge for the letter “E.
Beautiful and sad–lovely!
J.C. Martin
A to Z Blogger
brilliant. the lines “sculpted beauty / stone cold / veined marble” made it for me. i can’t even put it into words but somehow but there is such feeling in this poem and sadness. i love (:
yeah i def get the wronged by love part…i like the strong descriptors moon…
It really started as a love til the end epitaph
blame the having 55 word thing
the dagger just stealthyly slide in
Chilling, “thought of passionately…” – is it death or sleep?
oh I dont think that one is rising again
I feared so, just love your poems
A bit early eh Moon?
Well….At least you remembered
Very serious and moving 55
Thanks for playing, and thanks for your loyalty,
and please have a Kick Ass Week-End
Anonymous?
This is G-Man
Grrrrrrrrrr
well at least you didnt wish me a kick the bucket weekend
An intriguing story woven into the poem…well done IMHO.
Saying wow really doesn’t do this piece justice, I know. But. Wow. Read it a couple of times and once out loud…good good stuff.
Oh, this is beautiful and haunting, Leslie.
That is one amazing sculture. And your words do it justice. Very nice.