Charcoal Shadows Poem by Sandra Fowler

Charcoal Shadows

Rating: 4.9


Gray drops paint charcoal shadows on the skin.
They wear the windowpanes of old souls thin.
Hold out your hand against the falling light.
Believe with me that rain is infinite.

The mood is fragile as a curtain lace,
Such filigree no weather could replace.
Your fingers brush a brief tear from my eye.
Such tenderness deserves a warm reply.

Copyright,2009, Sandra Fowler

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Louis Rams 22 June 2009

p.s, a double ten for this one, and its tenderness.

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Nothern Cross 23 June 2009

What a great read this is though i am unsure as to what exactly its about, perhaps age and death?

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Sarwar Chowdhury 23 June 2009

a 10 + for this ammmmmmazing compact composition! rhyme and rhythm fine!

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Deva De Silva 23 June 2009

Old souls, fragile moods, and tenderness... forlorn memories evoked in my mind. Hazy memories of sadness of all kinds. Deva

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I just loved this so gentle touching, beautiful poem..10+++++

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Dr Dillip K Swain 05 November 2022

Sandra, it's an outstanding poem. I love this poem. Top score.

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Indira Babbellapati 27 September 2009

the second stanza choked me...

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Alison Mary Dunn 12 July 2009

'Hold out your hand against the falling light. Believe with me that rain is infinite'. I felt only to repeat these wonderful lines x

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Chitra - 30 June 2009

the warm effusing touch cannot be compensated by any other materialistic riches... a wonderful write!

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Naseer Ahmed Nasir 29 June 2009

A good mingling of rain with the mood of humankind with rain signifying its both facets one being the joy and the other in the form of tears when one is in deep melancholy. A beautiful symbolic poem reflecting the flow of warmth of love and sadness ingrained in the charcoal shadows. Best Regards Naseer

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Sandra Fowler

Sandra Fowler

W. Columbia, WV, USA
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