Here and Now

 

Stars united to form the perfect ceiling

Bright light fills the valley in the desert

All the glorious views that surround me

Hoping to remember so I can share them with you

 

The world has taken on a different hue

Not as vivid as I remember

My distracted mind needs to be reminded

The loneliness is not the nicest of companions

 

This purgatory existence has an end in sight

My eyes tire of looking so far ahead

I am too easily distracted of the blatant fact

You are not by my side

 

Written by: Mark Lamont

December 2007

Reviews

[Steven Pottle]

"Stars united to form the perfect ceiling"
This probably one of the the best openers for a poem that I have ever read- so majestic and powerful and later in the poem only goes to show how tiny we are especially when we miss someone- fantastic piece.

[Little Mouse]

Ok, so I looked at the image first...and I couldn't stop thinking about belly button lint! : ) With the seriousness of the poem the image simply says, you are not around for even the littlest of silly things. It's not too late to start a journal, if you've not done that yet!

[Celtic Cat]

sniff sniff.... it started out so tranquil..... then led me into sadness. Damn you!!! j/k
This is so ..... poetic!!! I feel for you.... as Tom Petty says... "the waiting is the hardest part"
Nice write indeed.

[Emily B]

I like the ceiling of stars image. It adds to the image of loneliness you've portrayed. I enjoyed this very much.