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Geremia
Geremia
May 19, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

ETCHED IN STONE

ETCHED IN STONE

 

We let them slip into oblivion

 

Only names now etched in stone

 

Strange this

 

Voices once heard

 

Once known

 

Silenced into Eternity

 

Now fading shadows of memory

 

Ghosts lingering in Time

 

Energy so bright and clear

 

Always there . Always near

 

Sparks of a Soul

 

The fire of  Life

Then

 

Sudden oblivion

 

 
— Geremia, May 19, 2009

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

17 years ago

Beautifully sad, etched in memory.

And so they are in each their own way, at least for a while until the memory of them fades away and they remain the ghosts of the graveyards, wandering, ever wandering among those etched stones, giving the special atmosphere of 'malinconia' you so love, it sweeps you in to its shawl of grey thoughts lingering and sad, yet beautiful. Your Annuccia
yenti

yenti

17 years ago

At last

the stars are coming out in your writing but to be there for words etched in stone, well it was an end game of stars. It reminded me of several verses as The field of stone and a couple of others but you still made it special, Always remember they though etched in stone are but a thought away, Yours Ian.T