The dark side of the road
where with bated breath I await,
faint glimmer of morning light.
It’s hard to forget when your
heart’s a glorious mess, how’s it that
we have patience for everything
but ourselves–
I gather dried roses and breathe
in their fragrance, attempting
to recall the guiltless past.
Perhaps life would be more
meaningful when we realize we
won’t experience the same
things twice.
I thought as I curled into the
arms of untroubled night.
Photo credits: Pixabay
Inspiration from the title ‘The Morning after Woe’ by Emily Dickinson.
Posted on Music with Marian @ Real Toads
& Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
also on Monday Writes @ My Blog – Verses
Nice, Sanaa. I like the idea of one’s heart being in a mess. Reminds me of my experience today with two ladies. First was Mrs. Jim. For some reason I had just had the Rolling Stone song, “Angie”, came to mind. Mrs. Jim didn’t ever remember hearing it so we played it on YouTube. Mrs. Jim thought it was dismal and sad. Then my/our friend, Angie, knocked. Angie and I both agreed that we had had the words of this song in our lives when things came tumbling down.
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Gather ye roses ~~~~ Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, Helen 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Happy New Year!❄️☕️
Oh, but you will. And thrice and four times, til the lesson sinks in. Such a melancholy poem, but at the same time somehow sweet.
Thank you so much, Shay 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I think we are all in that cycle… it will come and go. But I do love the way you sleep yourself well.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Breathe it all in, roses, light and shadows…it is life, the most glorious ride ever.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Sherry ❤️
We hope to not repeat the same mistakes, but when we learn what is needed we grow and stand stronger. A fragrant write of the reality of woe.
Thank you so much, Susie 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Well, until you learn differently, you will keep having the same experience(s). We all will. A good write Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Oh so often I feel that glorious mess, so rarely own it and let it shine. Curl into the arms of a troubled night, oh this is divine!
Thank you so much, Eric 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A lovely ode to guiltless memories 😊
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so good to see you ❤️
A melancholy poem, Sanaa, that suits the end of the year. I love the lines
‘It’s hard to forget when your
heart’s a glorious mess’
and
‘…I curled into the
arms of untroubled night’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Patience for everything/one but ourselves. Isn’t that the truth? We should work on that for sure. All warm wishes for you, Sanaa, in 2018. xoxo
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Marian ❤️
Best wishes to you and your family for 2018!❤️
more meaningful when we realize we
won’t experience the same things twice.
Exactly as opportunity knocks only once and the brave are the ones who benefit most!
Hank
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Beautifully melancholy here and some decent images. Especially like the one with gathering dried roses.
Thank you so much, Tradlos 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I am proud of my glorious and messy heart! Thank you for all your fine words so freely shared, Sanaa. But above all, thank you for your kind heart.
Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
(I’d given my heart to Toads a long time ago!)
“your / heart’s a glorious mess, “……Hmmmmm…so much to think about it…
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so good to see you ❤️
patience for everything except ourselves… nicely said Sanaa… life should be experienced with open arms…
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Rajani ❤️
The trouble Sanaa is that love hurts in so many ways. Flowers scent often recalls love in its bloom and regret in the years. I found this poem very moving…probably because I so have much to remember.
Thank you so much, Robin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I loved the last image, Sanaa, comforting despite the melancholy. Wishing you a good 2018.
Thank you so much, Totomai 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You too, have a fabulous New Year 2018!🎉🎊
So true…we only experience everything once. We have to appreciate the things of each and every day!! Happy New Year to you.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Happy New Year!🎉🎊
Your penultimate stanza is wondrous wisdom, a thought I believe true. Living and loving are, indeed, more meaningful if we never forget to experience and appreciate the now as fully as we can, as honest as we can, as deeply as we dare…
Happiest New Year, my dear Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Magaly 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Happiest New Year to you too!🎉🎊
Simply beautiful and so true…..
‘It’s hard to forget when your
heart’s a glorious mess, how’s it that
we have patience for everything
but ourselves–’
We always think of ourselves last. But this past year, I have been on a different path to put myself first….and I plan on continuing this path in the coming year. After all if I don’t care for myself, how can I care for others….wish you a tender, peaceful, loving New Year!
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so good to see you!❤️
Wish you the same and more! Happy New Year!🎉🎊
A melancholy write of life’s learning process.
Sometimes we do make the same mistake more than once…especially with affairs of the heart…
Have a wonderful 2018!
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You too, Happy New Year!🎉🎊
Happy New Year, Sanaa! So sweet and so true! 😊
Thank you so much, Loredana 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Happy New Year 2018!🎉🎊
‘…how’s it that / we have patience for everything / but ourselves–“. Love this, Sanaa. So true. Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, Sarah 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You too, Happy New Year 2018!🎊🎉
Happy New Year Saana to you and your messy heart:)
Thank you so much, Rall 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
You too, Happy New Year 2018!🎊🎉
Beautifully said, as always. I too like the tentatively optimistic conclusion.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Great write, Sanaa! Oh, those moods, when they come a calling! Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, Frank 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You too, Happy New Year 2018!🎉🎊
We only go around once…not many of us think about that too often you’re right. I try to be more thankful now.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Bekkie ❤️
I love when words and actions merge, like this moment, rare and beautiful in the arms of only the night, negating “we have patience for everything
but ourselves” !! What a splendid once-only moment!
Thank you so much, Susan 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Beautiful, filled with melancholia. I love the ending line on this which somehow gave me a hopeful feeling.
Thank you so much, Sara 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
“Untroubled midnight” just the right time on our clocks if we are kind to ourselves
Thank you for linking to my first Monday WRites for 2018
A lovely and creative year to you Sanaa
My pleasure, Gillena 🙂
You too, have a lovely and creative 2018!❤️