The Unspoken Sadness

The Unspoken Sadness

photography by / Mecuro B. Cotto

 

 

Could Byron

or Shakespeare

paraphrase the lucidity

the thundering palpitations of my heart,

the unspoken sadness

of opportunities lost

in wait.

 

Reviews

[Dave]

Kelly - we must that God that our memories, at times, aren't as good as we would like them to be. I shudder to think of the untold sadness I have brought to those I loved and still love. Thankfully there is such a thing as forgiveness and in so many instances I have been given it.

Take care - Dave

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Dave! Much appreciate the kindness!

[Dave]

For all the beauty you have given us it easy to give back kindness.
Take care - Dave

[Kelly Scheppers]

...my heart is overwhelmed. What a lovely thing to say!

[Dave]

You are more than deserving.
Take care - Dave

[Marie]

Missed opportunities never come again and you have captured very poetically and superbly the regretful feelings left when we miss an opportunity. I console myself by thinking that whatever the opportunity was that it was not for me, if it was meant for me, I would not have missed it and that brings both comfort and consolation. Eloquently quilling, Kelley! Lovely work! Thank you for sharing...

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you most kindly, Marie!

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Kelly....

[Arundass TP]

Powerful words...filled with emotions... nicely written

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you! Nice to meet you!

[Pete]

i doubt it but those two guys were pretty darn good at it.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I totally agree, Pete! Thank you!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Kelly... we are born with a Spirit yearning to be free...
perhaps by Decree. We were originally given Nature to help us Survive... Now we have Destroyed so much within a short Time. We need a Wake-up Call.
Only Poetry can resurrect our Heart. softly, Pat

[Kelly Scheppers]

Poetry can resurrect our heart. Absolutely. Thank God for that! Thank you, Pat!

[Vol]

Kelly,
One of my very best friends in the world turned traitor and move from Dixie to New York City! She left me with unspoken sadness. When I think of her brilliance and gusto. We were never lovers, but I think of her as an opportunity lost... I am still trying to come to terms with the fact that feelings are rarely lucid. Unlike dreams, forsooth.
Vol

[Kelly Scheppers]

Never being lovers doesn't omit the fact that we fall in love. Sometimes blissfully, sometimes tragically. Fortunately, the pain becomes a catalyst, which can be good for the soul of a poet. Thank you, Vol!

[Vol]

Kelly,
Hahahaha...
As old as I am, you'd think I'd have some kind of grasp... But NO! I have met so many women in my life who are brilliant at whatever they do, who ore full of the kind of soul food I need, who understand better than I do the things most important to my need for insight and wisdom, who laugh out loud, drink longnecks straight from the bottle, bourbon neat and roll their own cigarettes... who take a slap on the back as easily as a hug... all of whom I've kept at arm's length because I loved my wife more. I hope when I die, if I can look back, I am not sorry.
They were my best friends across many tables and bot long times. Some were even poets.
Vol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I don't know if they could do it as well and as briefly as you have here.
I still have some lucidity left in me...I hope I use it wisely.
j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, J. Oh, to leave Shakespeare speechless!

[Soren]

So short yet it says so much. No words can ever capture the inner speakings of the heart even by a Shakespear. So nicely said.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Soren! Good to have you here.

[Lydia Shutter]

Ah, regret....we all experience that at one time or another. It wears a person down, doesn't it? Beautifully written, Kelly. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

It might wear us down, but its certainly food for thought! Thanks, Lydi!

[butterfly]

very nice poem...i wonder the same...thanks for sharing

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you!