Poetry list
broken joys and empty living
words words or feelings
truths or wounded pain
is all life stricken in its
imperfection and fragile
incompleteness the miracle
of the smile the soft and
electric caress the voice
speaking singing into the
heart the silent bliss the
cry of delight but none
of it is mine unhoused
in flesh which fails and
signals the ebb of the tide
that was always going to
turn though I scarce could
believe it the vast deserted
beach opens out beyond
the horizon the sea will
never return to this
shore and picking my
way between the stones
and shells the haunting
breeze of breath and silent
waters empty this life
into another and joy is
broken into only promised
ecstasy
© Neil Thompson 2023