It’s the year of Music Challenges at WEP, and for the month of June the prompt is based on Please Read the Letter by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – a break up song and a moving plea for understanding at the termination of a relationship.
I haven’t ventured too far, talking about walking away in the form of a poem. I’ve been away from reading and writing for the past fortnight and this prompt just felt apt to warm up. I hope it strikes a chord with the readers.
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The day I walked out through the driveway
where the parijat* once blossomed in the moonshine,
The sad tree stood wilted.
Its soft fragrance comes rushing back to me,
A blissful reminder of the nights spent soaking up
silver streams, in your company.
Will you believe if I say it’s nobody’s fault? Sometimes
it is hard to carry on
I didn’t want us to drown.
A road of memories winds through my solitude, it hasn’t
been easy. The chalice, filled up with the sadness
you and I toasted each night, spills over.
Even as the knot in my throat writes to you, the world
outside is beautiful. It always will be,
though the ache may never go.
The grasses will swing and flowers burst to life
That’s how it is meant to be,
We’ll both come around.
Will you believe if I say it’s nobody’s fault? Sometimes
it is hard to carry on
I didn’t want us to drown.
*parijat- jasmine
Tagline: A letter is all you need to convey the unsaid– sometimes you just grow out of love.
Total words- 158 (FCA)
‘This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla.’
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What a captivating and emotional story in your “Please Read the Letter” post for WEP June 2022! Your storytelling prowess truly shines as you weave a tale of love, longing, and the power of the written word. It’s a poignant reminder of how letters can bridge distances and connect hearts. Your writing is evocative, and the characters are beautifully portrayed. Thank you for sharing this heartwarming story with your readers. 💌💫 #WEP #ShortStory #EmotionalWriting
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I think you did a wonderful job of just ‘warming up’! Very beautiful!
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Such a beautiful composition! Sad but soothing…
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So gentle so final! Beautiful. Sonia your writing always makes me feel feel!! Love
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Thank you Neera ji
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Powerful, sad, and matches up well with the prompt. Nice job.
I wrote a humorous piece for the June WEP prompt (it isn’t adult, though some may mistake it as such at first, depending on your hobbies).
And I’m contemplating my favorite book worlds for the IWSG July prompt (I’m co-hosting). Any thoughts?
Over at Operation Awesome, we’re gearing up for our Pass or Pages query contest with July’s family saga genre. Know any writers who might want to enter?
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Hey, thank you. Let me pass this on.
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This is such a beautiful poem.
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Saying so much in only a few words. I don’t get any bad feeling here, just a plea for understanding and perhaps a note of hope. Well done.
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Such a beautiful poem! It is a heart wrenching and sad journey of break up and heartbreak. Growing out of love is the saddest part. You feel like strangers in your own relationship.
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So beautifully written Sonia ji.
“Will you believe if I say it’s nobody’s fault? Sometimes
it is hard to carry on
I didn’t want us to drown.”
Just wow.
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Loved loved it … wonderful..no words to describe
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This is a lovely poem Sonia. Sometime love doesn’t last and we are full of regrets. The heart break is real. Your poem brings out all the emotions really well.
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Never knew Jasmine is called Parijat. A very beautifully written poem.
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So true, sometimes love is just gone. I like no blame. We get so caught up in the angst we forget the other person is a person, just like us.
Beautiful!
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Very soothing poem, really enjoyed the sentiment behind it
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You write so well, Beta. It could have been a sad but you made it positive. I love the way you add parijat in your poem.
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Thank you Madhu ji. I am glad you enjoyed reading.
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The imagery in this piece is very evocative. Wonderful work!
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Thank you 😊
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Another brilliant one, Sonia. Loved the imagery and the positivity it exudes. So good to see you back.
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Happy to be back. Thanks Ritu💐
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Such a lovely piece Sonia… it’s like a song. and yes, sometimes, it’s nobody’s fault.
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Powerful… yet gentle.
It packs a punch!!
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Thanks, Michelle!
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The poem is heart touching. Talking through writing is the easiest, sometimes speaking can give us Hiccups but writing will help you express what you actually wanted to say
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Absolutely. Thank you.
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I had fallen out of love with someone once so I know how it is like. Your poem is relatable.
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Thank you for stopping by.
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This is beautifully written and so true! Sometimes it isn’t anyone’s fault. Love can simply fade away.
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Yes!😊
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“The day I walked out through the driveway
where the parijat once blossomed in the moonshine,
The sad tree stood wilted.” I love how you’ve painted a beautiful picture with your words 🙂
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Thanks Damyanti💐
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Beautiful indeed. There is something about few lines of this poem that it makes me smile and touches the right chords of the heart. Loved reading this 🙂
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So glad. Thanks 😊
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Yes Sonia, sometimes, it’s nobody’s fault. Just loved it.
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Thank you Smita💐
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Loved so many lines in the poem. The repitition of certain lines does make it sound like a song. Enjoyed reading it
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Thanks Namratha. I guess the fact that the prompt was a song lingered on.
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I’m not a poet, so I can’t judge on that merit. The words came together to evoke the sorrow of her break up. Well done.
Nancy
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Thank you Nancy💐
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A very different poem. You incorporated parijat…they are such sweet smelling flowers and they scatter everyday. Loved how have created the imagery of positivity.
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Yes Harjeet. I wanted to in fact talk about the scatter but couldn’t incorporate it.
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These lines “Even as the knot in my throat writes to you, the world
outside is beautiful. It always will be,” are achingly beautiful and so wise too.
Loved your poem Sonia.
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Thanks Arti. Hard truths, indeed.
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Hello Sonia. I found this a gentle poem, loved it. We’ve not had a lot of poems so far, but his may change. You’ve captured the emotions beautifully. I love your imagery –
nights spent soaking up
silver streams, in your company.
Swoonworthy. So well done!
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Thanks Denise. I’ve been writing poems for the WEP this year. They come easy. But maybe next time I’ll do a flash. I’ll try.
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What a lovely poem. Lots of meaning flowing from line to line. The last line brings us back to the beginning and offers hope for the future. Thanks for a wonderful read.
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Thank you for your wonderful words Lenny. 💐
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As delicate as the parijat, brava! Loved this take on the prompt. Love is indeed not a measured emotion anyone can control, falling in or falling out, The poem captures this melancholy beautifully. Thank you for this gemlike entry.
Since you’ve marked FCA, just wanted to ask if the choice of the present tense ‘comes’ in line 4 is deliberate? Just a suggestion to review if not and see if the past tense works better.
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“Outside is beautiful and will be,
Though my ache …..
Touches the heart. Simply awesome poem.
Beautifully expressed each word create a picture and so much relatable.❤❤
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Thank you 💐
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Thank you for that feedback, Nilanjana. It is intentional because now the memories come to me. Maybe adding the now will work. So, thanks for pointing that out. Makes more sense that way.
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When love evaporates there’s no explanation for it, just as there’s no explanation for why it connected you in the first place. What a strange emotion, heh? I loved the poem.
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Oh, yes Lee. Thank you.
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Your are right – sometimes “it’s nobody’s fault.” Love doesn’t come on demand.
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You said it, Olga!
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this is lovely. and yes, sometimes it isn’t any one’s fault and we do indeed need to move on.. Hard as it is.
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Hard as it is… indeed. Thank you.
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Hi Sonia – this so often happens doesn’t it … we have happy memories, albeit from a brief sad time as we move along with our lives. Well told – cheers Hilary
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Thanks, Hilary
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A heart-wrenching breakup told through a lovely poem. It’s very lyrical! Someone should set it to music. 👌
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Thank you for saying that Debbie. The original track stayed with me.
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Soft and gentle – full of love, even though Love has faded. Lovely
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Thank you Jemi💐
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This is such a grown up way of breaking up…you know…no cheating or heartbreak but the love just drying up…a sad admittance that it is futile to continue…but memories so full of thst love.
Sonia, love this tender write about a love that has run its course.
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Thank you Punam
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You are welcome.
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