Your Branches

In the Shadow of my Pen24/05/2023Unpublished Poetrybranches, creativewriting, memories, poem, poet, spilledink, thoughts

(written May 2023)

Like a tree
you remain rooted
in my mind.
Memories
like branches intertwine
my daily life.
Thoughts of long ago
when you were almost mine.
With every passing year,
the tree becomes more bare.
As the leaves blow off
in the wind with
the words I write.
I search the sky,
hoping to find a ray
of light and by night
I wish upon stars.
But I see no spark.
Nothing to indicate
you think of me too.
And so my garden
of hope is without flowers.
Devoid of colour or
sweet perfume.
Your branches, however,
I cannot
remove.

Published by In the Shadow of my Pen

Indie Poet and Author✍️ of four collections of poetry. Chronic Fatigue Warrior💪 Volunteer, Solo Traveller✈️ and Yogi🙏. Spilling ink from my heart and soul. My writing is real and raw, so if you are looking for a fairy tale you are on the wrong site! View more posts

7 thoughts on “Your Branches”

ben Alexander says:

24/05/2023 at 13:42

Thoughts of long ago
when you were almost mine.

wow… how piercing a piece…

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  24/05/2023 at 13:51
  
  Thank you so much David 🙏
  Maggie 💙
  
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ladybird says:

26/05/2023 at 04:59

Beautifully bittersweet. 💛

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  26/05/2023 at 06:49
  
  Thank you 💙🦋💙
  
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  1. ladybird says:
    
    27/05/2023 at 00:32
    
    You’re most welcome. 🙂💛
    
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FlowIntoWords says:

26/05/2023 at 12:37

You have captured the experience of memories wonderfully! My favorite lines were those final few
“Your branches, however,
I cannot
remove.”

It’s something I have pondered often – if I could remove certain memories would I/should I?

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  26/05/2023 at 20:10
  
  Thank you so much 🙏
  I am so glad you liked it.
  Yes certain memories are not so easily removed.🙄
  Maggie
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