I reach out to the falling stars;
Gaze upon to shape your face.
Bestow a moment – truly ours
Though learned to cope over the years;
Memories are all I’ve left to cherish.
I reach out to the falling stars.
These eyes are dim with burning tears;
The life we live is harsh and long.
Bestow a moment – truly ours
The soul is inked with fervent scars;
Blossoms do fall from trees afar
I reach out to the falling stars.
Though the emotion overpowers;
Oh! let me feel what I have lost
Bestow a moment – truly ours
She whispered softly from ear to ear;
Live untroubled from woes and fears.
I reach out to the falling stars;
Bestow a moment – truly ours
Photo credits:Β www.pinterest.com
Form: Villanelle
(Written in loving memory of my cousin Hera.)
Posted for Poetics @ dVerse Poets Pub
Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
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So touching ~ sorry for your loss.
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How hard it must be when all one has left of love is memories. But, as your poem said, a person can learn to cope…but that doesn’t erase the hopes that one had.
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This is very touching Sanaa ~ We learned to cope but truly some memories are ours to keep ~ I specially like this part:
Live untroubled from woes and fears.
And a lovely villanelle too ~ Have a good week ~
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The form lends a lovely flow to this poem, Sanaa. Touching, heartfelt expression. I lost a cousin who was very close to me a few years ago and also was compelled to memorialize her in poetry.
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Her life
stepped to the stars,
death’s journey in the dark,
her beams of light are kept with me;
love’s glow.
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This is such a beautiful, loving tribute. I read it 3 times.
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A heartfelt tribute to your cousin, Sanaa. The love and memories that she left with you will live on in your heart even as you grieve her passing. I could feel the depth of your love for her in your poem.
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So sorry for your loss. A touching and lovely poem.
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Somehow I feel that these words have reached your cousin and that she knows what you felt. A beautiful tribute.
The musical cadence here is wonderful.
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Modern waters of Love..
opportunities for Love
like no other age..
a sliver of heaven
sadly..
that not
all take advantage
of.. and certainly
poetry.. a vehicle
and vessel
to house
Love
Longer
than
ever before..
where cousin
Love Lives on..:)
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I’m sure your cousin heard the wonderful song to the stars, the Villanelle so well executed.
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I love the fourth stanza.
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One treasures those memories of special loved ones. There is a way of doing it that lingers on. Lovely villanelle Sanaa!
Hank
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A heartfelt villanelle…nicely done.
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Whether we had seen them recently or hadn’t spoken for some time it is still good to write and tell them about how you feel. It may reach them and it will help you. It is so important to keep a part of them with you always. This is a beautiful tribute.
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The longing is palpable.
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I am sure it will – a poem so full of grace and love and beauty…a fitting remembrance
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so often we shy from the pain so I loved the lines
‘Oh! let me feel what I have lost
Bestow a moment β truly ours -‘
the briefest of intimacy to fill the time without those we have loved
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I enjoyed revisiting your poem today, Sanaa! So hard to lose a cousin….I do hope somehow your beautiful poem does reach her….
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an elegant villanelle and lovely tribute.
it may be hard to take a loss, we may cope but the memories do tend to come back.
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This is my favorite poem you have ever written. I am going to put it in my file of poems I don’t want to live without. It is a perfect form for the echoes, the recurrences, the “Oh! let me feel what I have lost
Bestow a moment β truly ours”
Bless you for sharing this poem and for touching my latent tears.
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“reaching our to the stars” can fill a void of time and distance placing memories in the bridge of loss and longing
have a Happy Sunday Sanaa, thanks for dropping in at my Sunday Lime today
much love…
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lovely images.. especially love the third verse.
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How could this incredible poem not reach her….
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I am sure these heartfelt lines have reached your cousin, Sanaa………I especially love the repeated lines. And the photo is spectacular. Wow!
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I am so sorry for your loss.
It is a beautiful tribute to your cousin. π
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These beautiful words, drenched with your emotions will surely reach your cousin somehow. A beautiful, heart touching poem. Couldn’t resist reading it twice.
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Perhaps the falling stars is how your lovely cousin is letting you know she has felt your pain and heard your words. Regret is a terrible thing. We can only learn from it and try to do better with communicating our love.
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I love your photograph and connect with the yearning in your poem. I also recently lost a cousin to whom I wish I had communicated more love. Comfort to you as you mourn.
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So sorry for your loss, Sanaa. I’m sure your beautiful words will embrace her, just as I hope the memories you have will keep you warm. Your poem is very beautiful and touching.
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Soo lovely. I know she can feel it even if she can’t reach it. Very lovely
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‘These eyes are dim with burning tears’ like this referring to stars and person. Sorry for your loss…
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I was deeply moved by this tender villanelle. I too, lost a beloved cousin – closer to me than a sister. A, poignant, exquisitely rendered piece, Sanaa.
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Such a beautifully rendered poem depicting your deepest emotions.
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