(1) Before The Music Ends Poem by Sandra Fowler

(1) Before The Music Ends

Rating: 3.6


Words paint a fragile picture of the dusk.
I think them to a poet far away.
The light shines dim upon my windowpane.
A few tears fall like blue rain in the mind.

Our time has been short listed by sunset,
No matter that the weather has its way,
The stresses live within their measurement,
And distance is a gift we give ourselves.

This moment is designed to be as spare
And elegant as winter's old, gnarled trees.
I trust you to translate my whispers, Friend
And send them back before the music ends.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John Oconnell 22 February 2010

there is too much that to a poet is far away and at the same time terribly close. thanks! john

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Michael Brock 07 April 2010

I have read this several times now, and each time find within something touching thank you michael

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Ken E Hall 14 October 2011

trust you to translate my whispers, Friend And send them back before the music ends. Never let the music of this poem end a sit whispers thru the trees...a poem of thought thru this great mind words from Sandra...regards

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Lillian Thomas 11 September 2009

I love the rhythmic flow, the half rhymes that make this poem echo in my heart. Beautiful. thank you, Sandra, for sharing it with us, another in my favorites

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Sally Plumb Plumb 13 September 2009

I love gnarled trees. I love your poem.

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M. Asim Nehal 14 May 2023

Awesome poem: Our time has been short listed by sunset, No matter that the weather has its way, The stresses live within their measurement, And distance is a gift we give ourselves.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 21 October 2022

I can comprehend the depth of this poem from its last line. A brilliant poem Sandra. Top score and to my favourite! !

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Bharati Nayak 14 January 2021

6This moment is designed to be as spare And elegant as winter's old, gnarled trees. I trust you to translate my whispers, Friend And send them back before the music ends.-----So deep and so beautiful poem --a sure 5 star poem.

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Laurie Hill 11 September 2018

Love this, it is beautifully written and conjures up many beautiful images Laurie Hill

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Susan Lacovara 15 November 2013

A delicious write, that leaves my pallet with a most pleasant aftertaste. Bravo. Brilliant. PEACE

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Sandra Fowler

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W. Columbia, WV, USA
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