April 18, 2014

‘Petals’ #AtoZChallenge

By Nina D'Arcangela

Petals drift softly upon the breeze; they twirl, they dance,
they float, they soar

The day you were born to me was the day I knew
you were lost to me

Glorious in pale pink, flushed deeper on your edges,
how you outshone the others

You began to drift away, I reached for you,
but there were so many

You sang as you lifted high upon the current,
free from my arms at last

Then the air stilled, you spiraled downward and I,
stiff with age, could do nothing

You settled in a soft plume of vibrant green,
a lush cushion to rest upon

I watched, I smiled, then a moistened drop of dew fell,
followed by another

The torrent began, you were trampled by the onslaught
and I wept for your pain

The sun shines once more, I see tattered pieces
of beauty all around me

I know you are among them, with that
I will rest easy

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About Nina D'Arcangela

Nina D’Arcangela is a quirky horror writer who likes to spin soul rending snippets of despair. She reads anything from splatter matter to dark matter. She's an UrbEx adventurer who suffers from unquenchable wanderlust. She loves to photograph abandoned places, bits of decay and old grave yards. Nina is a co-owner of Sirens Call Publications, a co-founder of the horror writer's group 'Pen of the Damned', founder and administrator of the Ladies of Horror Picture-prompt Monthly Writing Challenge, and if that isn't enough, put a check mark in the box next to owner and resident nut-job of Dark Angel Photography. View all posts by Nina D'Arcangela

This entry was posted on Friday, April 18th, 2014 at 1:38 am and tagged with 2014 AtoZChallenge, Blog hop, flash fiction, Nina D'Arcangela, P, Petals, Sotet Angyal, The Dark Angel and posted in 2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge, loss, pain, Reflections, Writing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

9 responses to “‘Petals’ #AtoZChallenge”

Joseph Pinto
April 18th, 2014 at 10:29 am

And now you’ve tossed your hat into the poetry ring 🙂

Absolutely beautiful! I loved it, Nina!

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- Nina D'Arcangela
  April 18th, 2014 at 10:53 am
  
  I truly suck at structured poetry – and mildly suck at free-flow, but this one just struck me this way. Thank you, Joe – that’s very kind. I hope the ‘story’ behind the words is recognizable… :}
  
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Joseph Pinto
April 18th, 2014 at 11:16 am

Yes it is 🙂

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slpmartin
April 18th, 2014 at 12:07 pm

Indeed a very fine poem.

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- Nina D'Arcangela
  April 18th, 2014 at 1:24 pm
  
  Thank you! I was extremely nervous about including a poem. I greatly appreciate the kind words. 🙂
  
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susan
April 18th, 2014 at 1:27 pm

oh are you back? pish posh – the poem was great – very sad and not sad at same time. Not very good with words this afternoon 😀

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- Nina D'Arcangela
  May 20th, 2014 at 2:03 pm
  
  You don’t always have to be good with words everyday, some days just aren’t good for articulating. I’m glad you liked the poem. I almost NEVER write poetry (certainly never by any standard rule set), but, as usual – I sat down, and this came out. It is very sad, but also a joyful expression of life at the same time. And I love Cherry Blossoms, that’s what was in my head when I wrote it. They bloom for such a short span, it struck me as how fleeting life can be. Thank you, Sue!! 🙂
  
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Julianne Snow (@CdnZmbiRytr)
April 19th, 2014 at 3:08 pm

Very nice Nina 🙂

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- Nina D'Arcangela
  May 20th, 2014 at 2:04 pm
  
  Thank you, Julie! You know poetry isn’t my forte, but I liked this one. I even imagined the petals as pink! Don’t faint!! ;}~
  
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