the night grows on
as minutes burn to hours
I lie in my bed
curled in the sheets
that was once ours
♥
the matted off-white blanket
the stains on the pillows
remind me just how
inconsolably incomplete
I am
♥
like frozen ashes
your smell from the covers
slowly replaces
the air in my lungs
filling me, killing me
♥
our poor dear love
once groped for life
its remnants linger now
like breaths of a pierced dove
on the verge of extinction
♥
out the window
the moon’s beautifully alone
shades of soft and sombre
as always
it craves for more
♥
draped in melancholia
just like that shiny ball
I have nowhere to go
but lie in my bed
and think about how
♥
how we
became a thing of the past
and there shall we lie buried
till the end of time
till the end of us
~~~~~~
Asha Seth
Beautiful!!
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Very artistic picture
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Thank you very much. Welcome to my blog. 🙂
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The poignancy is palpable in your words. Melancholia of the bygone days…. wonderfully penned… 🙂
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Thank you, Mani. Coming from you, it means a lot. I’ve missed you!
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Fabulous
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Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. 🙂
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Beautiful! 👌
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Thank you, Gaurav. Welcome to my blog. 🙂
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Thank you mam.
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Shades of soft and somber which craves for more, but all the while she, the moon, remains alone with her own beauty! That’s melancholically beautiful
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The moon is always ever only praised for its beauty. I have wondered about it for long. It has its own shades of dark and mystery. And I’ve always wanted to bring that in my poetry.
Thank you for scattering your thoughts. 🙂
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Phrases like ‘inconsolably incomplete’, ‘ pierced dove’ & the last stanza .. make it bold.
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That’s a rather different kind of observation. Now I’m wanting to get inside your head and decode the poetry there. 😛
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Before you start decoding, don’t forget to check different meanings of the word bold. 👍
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Or maybe I’ll just discover on the way. 😛
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Better!
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🙂
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Bold!
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Interesting! Let’s talk more. Tell me what makes you feel it is bold.
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Melancholic indeed. Buried in the past. So beautifully worded 🙂
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Things that have been long left behind, that keep peeking at us through the corners of time that I find interesting. I’m glad you added your thoughts here.
Welcome to my blog, Ranjini. I hope you like it here. 🙂
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How beautifully you have expressed us vs being alone.
Superb !
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Haha! That’s a rather queer take on it. But I like how your imagination runs. 😛
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Thanks for accomdating me !😊
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With pleasure. 🤓
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Wow.. I can sense..
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I felt the anguish the depair and utter hopelessness. Well done!
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I have been always attracted to the shades of anguish and despair. They always find a way in my writings. Thank you, Dahlia. Happy as ever to have you over. 🙂
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Beautiful composition depicting sadness… The emotions can be felt while reading… well written…
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Some nights can get melancholic for whatever reasons. I was lost in my imagination in one. 😛
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Hmmm… happens Asha and such imagination give birth to beautiful literary pieces like what you have posted here… 🙂 Good work indeed… 🙂
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Wow..very well written..every line explained emotios clearly
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That’s the least I try doing – capture a few emotions that make it a read worth the time.
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This is heartbreaking. so honest and raw. Beautiful!
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Thank you, dear.Welcome to my blog.
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Sad and depressing, but I think that is what you were going for. You do a great job of eliciting emotions from your reader.
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It sure was born out of an aching moment with heart on fire. Your humble words made me happy today. Thank you for stopping by, Jan R. 🙂
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Hauntingly beautiful!
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Pleased to know! I haven’t heard from you for long enough now. How do you do, Vuich?
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Yeah, it has been a while. Its been a really interesting year so far! Have traveled a lot, switched jobs, and am really loving teaching now. Life is great 🙂
How about you? How have you been?
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Love this , beautifully heartfelt.
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You’re ever so sweet. I truly appreciate you taking the time to stop by. Yas. 🙂
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Always welcome, Asha. 😘🤗
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Beautifully penned as much one can write about melancholia. This was brilliantly done.
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Happy to see you after so long. How’ve you been, Jo?
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I have been fine Asha . How have you been after so long as well…
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Been going on, Jo. I haven’t been too well, under the weather and things. But on a personal level, I’m much better. I’ve missed all you lovely people. It’s good to know about you. How has life treated you?
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Life is treating me Ok Thanks. 🙂
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That’s nice to know. I want to say that some day for myself.
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You will as in the end everything falls into place
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Reblogged this on Richard M. Ankers – Author and commented:
I think this is fabulous. Please check out Asha’s blog.
Thanks, Richard
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Honored for the reblog and the kind words. Thank you, Richard. 🙂
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My pleasure, Asha. I hope it gets you loads of views. 🙂
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Wow! Yes. That’s a secret wish, among other things.. 😛
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