Nostalgia Poem by Seamus O' Brian
Nostalgia
Nostalgia, the cold, searing pain
that creeps down, rib by rib
ribbons of liquid frost sliding
downward to blanket the
small cabin of warmth
whose light fills even
the darkness of a man's
chest, icicles extending
to enshroud the amber
of each glowing window,
smother the flickering crack
of firelight under the door
until the whole of the heart
is frost and darkness and pain.
Nostalgia,
the pain of the mind as
it returns to the memories
from which we have been
evicted,
the pain of the soul
as it returns to the home
the body has long abandoned.
1. Nostos (Gr) ─ return home
2. Algos (Gr) ─ pain
Love the picture that you paint with this one. Such strong images and depth of feelings...nice write Annette
Thanks, Annette. I thought at first in trying to create sharp images, I may have overwritten it, but on second thought I recalled some memories that have that painful of an impact, so I left it. Be blessed, my friend. :) S
Wow, the good times were not so good....very well done! It returns to the memories from which we have been evicted, this is awesome poetry! ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/29/2025 6:12:08 AM # 1.0.0
As I was reading your poem, I had an instinctual feeling: how superbly this poem completes my senryu '' Hiraeth ''! I am delighted to see that my three verses, had inspired such a beautiful composition on the same theme - Nostalgia.