"Ice"

        "Ice"
 
I lie upon a bed of stone,
Ice for a heart, I dwell alone.
And when snowdrifts about me crest,
I lie down...and often rest.
 
Upon the frozen sheets of ice,
Where never love or warmth entice.
Here, far away...from summer's heat,
In ice I lay me...down to sleep.
 
Time is frozen, here as well,
And locked in, this ice cold cell;
Memories cannot come to mind
For they are frozen, back in time.
 
Here...you...are locked outside
You bask in warmth and in the sun abide.
In ice---old memories cannot enter in,
To torment me, time...and time again.
 
While I lie upon this bed of stone;
You have down feathers, for your own.
And as I stand...all froze inside,
I cannot think of how you lied.
 
For...once I too, lay in your heat,
Now cold as ice...alone I sleep.
 
     {P&C}  Valentine

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A very sad tale in the poem.
"While I lie upon this bed of stone;
You have down feathers, for your own."
When love turn cold. Hard to reopen. I like the description leading to the strong ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[VanessaK]

Wow, that is so nice. I love the way it flows.

[Sami Khalil]

This poem is so touching and moving even in the harsh cold reality of things. Life and people can be unfair andcold like ice. Time moves on in the wheels of choices and our fortunes. Time can be a healer too. Excellent...:).......

[Lola_Bee]

This is put together so beautifully with tones of emotion, I don’t know the technicality of poetry I write what I feel but this is really well thought out and put down.

[Michael G.]

As always, your poetry is perfection in rhyme and form. Nothing ever has the feeling of being forced. It has the feeling of being very natural, making the poem a lovely read, in spite of the nature of the emotions displayed.

The emotional side of this takes the reader on a very cold journey. We are left on the outside looking in without anyway of reaching the person inside to help. Though, I'm not sure you want us to help. I get the feeling you just want us to see and feel; and that's all. You indeed, make us feel all the emotions.

[The Black Warrior]

This is a very good poem, beautiful, touching and deep. It carries a lot of emotion and I love how it all flows together. Great imagery!

My fav. line

For...once I too, lay in your heat,