Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	29-May 21:42:49 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 55581 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Lady Grief brought Gifts [time] => 2004-07-10 08:03:49 [hometext] => [bodytext] =>

Some people say I should have used my gift,
To sing for my true love while he still lived;-
Upon this earth,- they have a point, but then
I might have wasted treble strings or pen.

I would have failed so much eliciting
Desired music from my pen or string,
I don’t regret I did not praise in verse
My love, my spouse, while he still lived on earth.

It seems to me that souls do understand
That grief improves the tone and instrument,
Lo Mozart the divine, what joy and pain,
So poignantly rings out with every strain.

And Bach,- celestial music builder, - he
True Man Made Music- with humility;
Preludes and Fugues on organs or guitars
With mordents trilling move remotest stars

Great sorrow teaches lessons unheard of
Through BEING’S gratuitousness and love,
Free, gratuitous comes this wondrous gift,
Bestowed to those alone that are bereaved.

It plumbs the depths in motion, pause and rest,
Engendering new trills that sound off best
Acumenates the ears for chords of pride,
That so disturb when strings are wound too tight.

And grief,- a new dimension added on
To music’s stanzas harmony and tone,
It did intensify tonality
To subtly modulate from key to key.

Sweet to the ear is gladness’ praise’s word,
But sweeter still is sorrow’s harpsichord,
These twain must meet, and tenderly embrace,
So tunes and sounds inspire awe and grace,

But I now got apt strings keen quills and keys
That yield the tones that satisfy and please,
They dance upon the staff of plenitude,
Enhance the spell of trilling harp and lute.

Thus, no regrets, - and no apology!-
I only ask my true love’s clemency
For having sat on pen and harp so long
With blunted pen and harp strings poorly strung.

But Lady Grief brought pens and strings and quills
So that my love can hear my heart-strings’ trills,
And between tears and sighs I now perceive
And bow before the gifts of Lady Grief.

by Elizabeth Dandy
In memory of my beloved husband Stephen +++9/30/02

[comments] => 3 [counter] => 187 [topic] => 39 [informant] => Elizabeth_Dandy [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )

Lady Grief brought Gifts

Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy on Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 08:03:49 AM in AEST
Topic: Grief

Some people say I should have used my gift,
To sing for my true love while he still lived;-
Upon this earth,- they have a point, but then
I might have wasted treble strings or pen.

I would have failed so much eliciting
Desired music from my pen or string,
I don’t regret I did not praise in verse
My love, my spouse, while he still lived on earth.

It seems to me that souls do understand
That grief improves the tone and instrument,
Lo Mozart the divine, what joy and pain,
So poignantly rings out with every strain.

And Bach,- celestial music builder, - he
True Man Made Music- with humility;
Preludes and Fugues on organs or guitars
With mordents trilling move remotest stars

Great sorrow teaches lessons unheard of
Through BEING’S gratuitousness and love,
Free, gratuitous comes this wondrous gift,
Bestowed to those alone that are bereaved.

It plumbs the depths in motion, pause and rest,
Engendering new trills that sound off best
Acumenates the ears for chords of pride,
That so disturb when strings are wound too tight.

And grief,- a new dimension added on
To music’s stanzas harmony and tone,
It did intensify tonality
To subtly modulate from key to key.

Sweet to the ear is gladness’ praise’s word,
But sweeter still is sorrow’s harpsichord,
These twain must meet, and tenderly embrace,
So tunes and sounds inspire awe and grace,

But I now got apt strings keen quills and keys
That yield the tones that satisfy and please,
They dance upon the staff of plenitude,
Enhance the spell of trilling harp and lute.

Thus, no regrets, - and no apology!-
I only ask my true love’s clemency
For having sat on pen and harp so long
With blunted pen and harp strings poorly strung.

But Lady Grief brought pens and strings and quills
So that my love can hear my heart-strings’ trills,
And between tears and sighs I now perceive
And bow before the gifts of Lady Grief.

by Elizabeth Dandy
In memory of my beloved husband Stephen +++9/30/02

Copyright Â© Elizabeth_Dandy ... [ 2004-07-10 08:03:49]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: Lady Grief brought Gifts (User Rating: 1 )
by Avarice_Riot on Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 09:53:56 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

This poem brought me to the verge of tears, so stirring and emotional was it. I'm very sorry for your loss, this write is a beautiful tribute to your husband and the visuals are lovely as well.

Re: Lady Grief brought Gifts (User Rating: 1 )
by lovingcritters on Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 11:00:06 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Oh Ed,
This is so beautiful. I too sing...or used to, and love the way you have combined the two! I am so sorry for your you and the loss of your wonderful spouse. Lady Grief brought you many gifts, but not one them.......could ever replace him!
This poem is magnificent in is content.......the knowledge of music....what a great gift!
It also is so touching.......I was moved to tears
You certainly get my 5 dear ED......and great big hug also!
Love and hugs
ConSue

Re: Lady Grief brought Gifts (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 09:19:56 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

absolutely beautiful, elizabeth:) hugs n' love nessa

@->>->:-

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. Â©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright Â© to their submitter. All the rest Copyright Â© 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com