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Dreamweavers

Emilia Acabeo 1949 (Puerto Rico)

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We spent our lives
Weaving memories
Tender strands so delicately balanced
Spun from
Childhood dreams and wishes
Handcrafted by lives experiences
Sprinkled with love, hate, happiness and sadness
Each one taking a toll
Making us who we are
Both spiritually and materially
Craving for both
At times the balance is wrong
And we have to make adjustments
Those of us who can are lucky
Those of us who cannot
Are hunted in dreams
Maybe for a little while  or
For the rest of our lives
Every tear that is shed is a storm
That shakes the ocean of our lives
Creating a path of resentment that is easier
To travel than the road to forgiveness
Our lips form prayers hoping  heaven
Would drop a rope ladder
To rescue our souls and plant
Seeds of wisdom there
Each blade of memory is a tiny bayonet
Pointed firmly at our heart
Daggers of emotions piercing through our thoughts
Creating scars in our soul
A road map not to be followed
At times words are weapons with which we wound
Those around us
Intentionally but at times  by mistake
Reminding
We are all shadows on the wall of time

About this poem

A take on life experiences. Wisdom shared.

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Written on December 08, 2020

Submitted by ACABEO.EMILIA on December 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,095
Words 221
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 36
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Emilia Acabeo

Writing poetry since my college days in the 70's. Have a collection of over 100 poems. Married. Have one son. Former Assistant Principal in a Bronx elementary school. Retired. more…

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    One artist with brush and paint
    The other with pen and paper,
    One finished product on the wall,
    The other on a page inside a book.

    The first four lines of a new poem called " Two Artists" I have just finished. See it tomorrow on Poetry dot Com ! 
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • Roshny
    Roshny
    Wise words from an experienced soul on the journey of life.
    LikeReply2 years ago
    • ACABEO.EMILIA
      ACABEO.EMILIA
      YES. I'm sure we all have wise words regardless of age.
      LikeReply2 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    Writing poems lets our personality mingle with the words we write .And all of us are originals .No two alike. As a senior my biggest problem is how to spell right !
    But the computer is a friend indeed ! 
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    This is a journey poem, from the many faucets of life ! Life is not necessarily a bowl of cherries but a reality and testing to see what w are made of !
    Thankyou for the journey
    LikeReply2 years ago
    • ACABEO.EMILIA
      ACABEO.EMILIA
      Thank you. Yes life is rough around the edges but don't we do our best to see where it leads!
      LikeReply2 years ago
  • Soulwriter
    Soulwriter
    Powerful and true. Thank you for sharing
    LikeReply2 years ago
    • ACABEO.EMILIA
      ACABEO.EMILIA
      thank you for reading the poem. It's the best way to let out feelings.
      LikeReply2 years ago

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