The Awakening

My weary mind passed through into another world, another time.
The visions that enchanted me were morose, but yet sublime.
Through forests deep and intricate my aching heart could roam,
and silent whispers called to me and told me I was home

It seems I walked for ages, when I saw a wondrous sight,
and thought my eyes deceived me in the failing of the light;
but there he stood, great and stark, protector of the wood.
I had no need to speak a word, the shepherd understood.

He led me to an unusual place, where the Calendula grew,
and showed to me the abandoned tomb of someone I once knew.
My tears flowed down like a river stream, and drowned me in regret;
it pained me to remember, so I had let myself forget.

My fingers softly brushed across my lordship’s name in stone,
and for the moment I suffered like I was once more left alone,
but something summoned my attention, a solitary plea;
my king begged me not to despair, for he was still with me.

Reviews

[Colleen]

Good analysis Gina...
The poem is about the death of my father when I was very young, and the struggles I had coming to terms with it as an adult...my religion did play a very important role in my personal growth.

[I.M. de Ville]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this sounded a lot like a poem about coming to terms with the grief of a loved one passing, and coming out strong because of the faith you have in Buddha? That's the way I interpreted it, and it was very moving to me. I enjoyed this piece a lot (:

[Fleur-de-lys]

I love the imagery and the emotion that this poem evokes; I could actually see the forest, the surroundings almost magical while the abandoned tomb was overgrown with weeds, untamed and free life. And the emotions, the sense of loss but then the "ah-ha!" moment in the end, the clarity. Beautifully written.

[Steve]

Excellent write! You are definitely a poet!

[TTBoy28]

Now that is a true awakening! I really adored this. So spiritual! Thank you, Colleen for a wonderful read!