memoir

history lessons

on every corner

shadows

along the corridor

echos

         what were their names

better to remain

between dishes and duty

than ignite a roaming candlestick

we almost died

of broken hearts

Reviews

[Cyndy Robinson]

I have read this through a few times. So many different meanings can be derived from this. I have chosen the irony of almost dying from a broken heart after surviving war. Wonderful poem.

[Ed Hart]

world class infidelity...as for surviving the war, i did; it was all inside myself

[Beccy]

Aide-memoire from God to the 'leaders,' of his bounteous creation.

It has been decided to let the politicians go first; an announcement suspending hostilities forever is expected at any time.

Beccy. :)

[Ed Hart]

hostilities ended, thank you Beccy

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A great lesson indeed... school is never over for we learn everyday.

[Ed Hart]

amen to that old friend

[W.k.kortas]

Just the mere phrase "ignite a roaming candlestick" is nearly a damn roman a clef all its ownself. You can't do that by happy accident.

[Ed Hart]

roman-a-cliff, thank you Mr. K

[Ken Simm.]

I think this a watercolour of a memory poem.

[Ed Hart]

a watercolour, a waterfall of tears...thank you Ken

[Terpsichore]

We never learn though, do we.

T

[Ed Hart]

heart's blood, Mr. T, hart's blood

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem my friend. Each short paragraph with meaning and a purpose. A strong ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Ed Hart]

yes, you would understand...thank you

[Coyote Poetry]

I did my friend and you are welcome.

[emmajoy]

Reading, read.. Trying to decide if this is of life in general, past, present, Sir Hart. Or, of a specific time because you mention 'duty'. However, whichever its weepingly retrospective.. (poor English)

[Ed Hart]

yes, historical...you might say i learned at the edge of time...thank you emma

[emmajoy]

The Edge of Time could be a sonnet of its own, Sir Hart.

[. serah .]

-- haha... brilliant... dark humour at its cutest... seems like the list of names is quite impressive and runs into several pages... :p

[Ed Hart]

a roving eye never comes into focus, thank you serah

[. serah .]

-- haha... oh, no... -- you're very welcome, Maestro Ed... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is such a sad piece...war causes lots of broken dishes and cracked hearts...
and leaves those echoes, reminding us that shadows of those days, those battles, those lost soldiers lurk everywhere....

j.

[Ed Hart]

yes, there was a lot of lurking going on...thank you jacob, there's a poem in every corner