This is my response to Poetics: Homage to the Bard, at dVerse ~ Poets Pub. To honor William Shakespeare, baptized on 26 April 1564, Ingrid asks us to use one of the provided titles, including “A Winter’s Tale,” in a poem. Forget iambic pentameter, dragging rhyme and meter out of me is like pulling teeth. So, I offer this:
A Winter’s Tale
Though I may look back
and see much to be forgotten,
it was not all a winter’s tale.
There was warmth,
of this I can’t deny.
How else could two souls
be bound for three decades?
And though, in the end,
a chill took hold,
love played its part
for the greater portion.
Long after it burned itself out,
I hold close to my heart
three souls, born of the embers
of that original fire.
Photo: May 2019
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Ah!! Credit where credit is due! Well said.
Pat
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Thank you, Pat.
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I love your use of metaphor in this one!
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🙂 Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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The truth of your words is right there in the beautiful results. It is good to remember it. (K)
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Amen to that.
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Thank you for sharing, Michael.
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:-)) xx
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I feel the same way. Though my first marriage was not to be we had a beautiful daughter that was meant to be. Love your poem
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Thank you. 🙂
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Honorably said Ken.
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Thank you.
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I love this Ken. Three beautiful souls indeed ☺️
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😀 Thank you.
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A lovely family portrait!!!
Much💛love
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Thank you, Gillena. ❤
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I’d say they were born of the fire of that first love and they live on as the embers. Beautifully recounted, Ken.
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Thank you so much, Jane.
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Well said, Ken – we should never look back with regret, but only with gratitude!
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🙂 Thank you, Ingrid.
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Lovely tribute to your kids, Ken, and to love itself, untainted by future circumstances!
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Thank you, Lynne.
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How lovely to celebrate your family in a poem, love that last sentence.
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Thank you, Paul.
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Very welcome Ken
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How wonderful, Ken! The good things always matter.
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That they do. Thank you, Punam.
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You are welcome.
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What a lovely picture of you and your children, that first marriage really gave you so much even if it ended.
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Thank you. Yes, the best reward.
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There are rewards to every hard thing. Beautiful picture.
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Thank you. There’s never a bad moment when I’m with them.
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Your winter’s tale still has sparks. There is nothing better than such a legacy.
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Thank you. And, I couldn’t agree more.
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❤
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Many, many ❤️s, here. Thank you.
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🙂 ❤
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