Certain Seas and Barren Fields

A poem about life from the pens of my favorite poets.

Time comes in waves here, 

in a kingdom by the sea. 

My heart moves from cold to fire

as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor

have their exits and their entrances, 

with the certainty of tides. 

Life is a barren field. 

Deep roots are not reached by the frost,

if you can wait and not be tired by waiting. 

Some say the world will end in fire, 

and yet the menace of the years

were toward eternity. 

Author's Note

I hope you all enjoyed this collage poem I'm submitting to The Blue Rose Cafe's contest!
The poems I used were:
"Postcards" by Margaret Atwood
"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe
"I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You" by Pablo Neruda
"Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins
"The World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou

"Dreams" by Langston Hughes
"All that is Gold does not Glitter" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
"Invictus" by Nelson Mandela
"I Could not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
I hope you all enjoyed this one! Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a great day! <3

Reviews

[Beccy]

I didn't see the author's note before I read your poem and the greatest compliment I can give is that is is so cleverly woven that it came across as a complete and original work, (though I did recognise the line from 'If,' by Rudyard Kipling.)

Very well done indeed, and the title is inspirational. Beccy

[Elisa]

Wow thank you so much Beccy! That really means a lot to me :D

[Trace]

each poem must be written with a knowledge of other poems and poets work,
you have pulled together a wonderful collection of each.

[Elisa]

Thank you very much!

[modtoddinc]

superbly done! I truly enjoyed this poetic collage. Nice choices of poets and your weaving together is immaculate.

~peace, Todd

[Elisa]

Thank you so much! I really really appreciate it!

[Sheila Kline]

An exceptional collage! It is delightful to see how many lines from different poets we know can be brought together to create another piece of art!

[Elisa]

Thank you! That's what I loved about this challenge!

[Abderrahmane Dakir]

Very nice collage.I like it very much thank you for your participation.

[Elisa]

Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[Helen Crutchett]

A very nice 'collage' selection indeed. Thank you for your participation in the contest Elisa.

~ Helena Blue Rose ~

[Elisa]

Thank you so much! I really had fun with this contest!

[Harpreet kaur bajwara]

great job Elisa i liked it

[Elisa]

Thank you :D I"m so glad you liked it!

[Harpreet kaur bajwara]

your welcome dear

[~]

This was a great collage. I enjoyed your depth of knowledge! Lovely!

[Elisa]

Thank you very much :D

[Moonie]

Wow, that's quite creative. Pairing together so many different writers and different styles into a single poem isn't an easy job! But you make it sound so easy with your poem.

[Elisa]

Thank you so much :) not gonna lie, it was pretty difficult to do ^.^

[Horizons]

My fav. lines:

"Life is a barren field.
Deep roots are not reached by the frost"

What deep words you used here! Yeah, the life's nothing, but a forsaken yield under the field swaying around the hill. The title choice's too very appreciable. Liked it. Enjoyed reading your new-work.

[Elisa]

Thank you :) but I can't take credit for the actual words. All credit for that goes to these wonderful, renowned poets. All I did was string each line together ^.^

[Horizons]

Welcome ;)
Yeah, the credit may not goes to you, but I think, the way you attached all these lines or strings with each others... with such a depth of words's kinda appreciable and you deserve much more than just credit. Poets wrote the poetry, but you shaped the worth of their words ;)