Diminishing Poem by Sandra Fowler

Diminishing

Rating: 5.0


Gray rain has worn the whiteness of the sill.
Clean panes shine decently against the chill.
The afternoon follows its shadow in.
No one will tell tomorrow it has been.

Good-bye to chicory and Queen Anne's lace.
You come a slash of last sun on your face.
Your clothes already blued by hungry dusk,
Diminishing the dream force to its husk.

Who pays the flower's fare into yesterday?
'No one. They just belong like us you say.'
How strange a patch of rain that is so small
Could cover the diminsions of us all.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Uriah Hamilton 26 January 2006

dream force to its husk, amazing in the beautiful mood of sadness it creates.

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Rajaram Ramachandran 26 January 2006

There is a touch of high sense of imagination and truth in every line of this poem. Yes, how can a patch of rain hide the diminishing force in the entire world, if what I understand from this poem is corret?

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John Tiong Chunghoo 28 March 2006

very unique poem full of lyrical and profound sweetness.

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Duncan Wyllie 28 March 2006

Dear Sandra, The last two lines really did it for me 'How strange a patch of rain that is so small Could cover the diminsions of us all. Brilliant work.Love Duncan

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Will Barber 27 May 2006

This is a very moving poem. Turning to your poems for comfort is always rewarding. The rain oft cleans the panes. You turn one rain into a metaphor that is universal. Farewell, Queen Anne's Lace. Welcome, glimpse of sunlight before the evening. New experiences await. A little rainbow for your admirers.

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premji premji 17 April 2009

never ending rain......i see through the open windows of mind.....

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Melvina Germain 02 April 2008

This morning I'm covered by the beauty of your words, captured and held within. Embraced by the flow of your golden pen, can't wait to read more from you again. A sister poet Melvina

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Alison Cassidy 22 November 2007

You polish the windows of your imagination to allow the reader to read your thoughts and feel your dreaming. Love your use of the word 'decently' in the second line and your final couplet is the perfect expression of wonder. Immaculate penning. love, Allie xxxx

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Bill Grace 02 October 2007

Good poem and a great poet! Bill Grace

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Jim Foulk 26 April 2007

loved this wonderful piece. you do know how to bring things to life and lets us see the way they should be seen.

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Sandra Fowler

Sandra Fowler

W. Columbia, WV, USA
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