Thursday, September 24, 2020

Graves And Gravel Walks Comments

Rating: 4.3

the gravel crunches snapping at my heels
like snapping twigs and Autumn leaves
the rain has ceased but the bitter wind still blows
blowing the petals from wretched withered wreaths
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Paul Brookes
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Terry Craddock 25 September 2020

'the gravel crunches snapping at my heels like snapping twigs and Autumn leaves the rain has ceased but the bitter wind still blows blowing the petals from wretched withered wreaths' love the snapping desolation of these lines, the time refences highlighted with 'streams of tears might have watered the roads leading here', an exquisite write

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Khairul Ahsan 24 September 2020

'all that is left is the roses scattered on the avenue of the dead' - loved this line!

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