She Quit Life's Stage

A poem of Mother’s passing 10 April 1943--24 September 2018

Dreams flow of a green grass age

Dryads sway in winds of change
Reveling in zephyrs of wild rose
Carrying fleeting moments of joy

So the years pass fleeting as days
Her memory stretches behind
The future fades beyond the known
As the forest sheds its finery

In the raining fall of each fiery leaf
She exits this long slow dance
Treading the boards of Life’s stage
Hope and Life fading… fades to black

Leaves fall as she quits Life’s stage
To pass beyond to the next realm
embarks on the last, greatest journey
Departing Life, trusting the destination

Knowing her soul rests in God
Shadows fall on the eternal stage
In this place laid bare with time
All that now remain are shadows

Reviews

[rhyan]

I very much enjoy the beginning stanzas' rhyme - the way you set and then break the pattern is quite lovely. I do think that the last stanza or two could maybe use some of that pattern shifting. In any case, this is a wonderful piece, and the slow rhythm makes it seem contemplative, and peaceful, in a way I did not expect on reading the title.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. I didn't set out a deliberate rhyme at all. I just wrote the words as they revealed themselves to me.

[rhyan]

Understood. In that case - it’s lovely, and I’m impressed at how intentional it came across. You have the soul of a poet.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you

[emmajoygreen]

'So the years pass fleeting as days
Her memory stretches behind
The future fades beyond the known
As the forest sheds its finery'

Those words are as beautiful and true as any could be. You'v shown such love and passing in a gentle
and kindly way. Many thanks for sharing such deeply expressed emotions in such a fine poem.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much

[emmajoygreen]

You're welcome.

[Dylan Macadham]

Haunting, yet sweet in remembrance. Born in War, raised in Depression, survived the 60's & 70's, she'd seen so much. And, yes, let's hope there's a Heaven.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you, Dylan

[Pryde Foltz]

Superb penning, Denise. Really quite sophisticated and masterful:) LOVE

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks, Pryde.