Is it cold ?



Is it cold where you lay ?
Does your gritty quilt keep you warm ?
This place where you lay is a place of peaceful sorrow,erasing all hopes of tomorrow and another day..
Tell me dear , is it cold where you lay ?

You lay among an oasis of greenery and grey markers...do these keep you warm ? ,is your resting place warmed by a passerine's song ?

Does the gales breath chill you ?
Does the sleet disturb you ?
Does all of these disturb your slumber and cause you dismay ?
Tell me dear , is it cold where you lay ?

Do you hear the lamenting of your callers by your bedside ?
Does their fond recollections fill you with pride , or does all these memories and lamenting fill you with dejection ?
Does the skies precipitation cause you dismay ?
Dear loved one.....
Is it cold where you lay ?

About this poem

A poem about the a question left unanswered after a loved one passes, as it is often said that ,upon dying you are released from any pain or discomfort ....is it true ? That is the unknown.

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Written on May 12, 2022

Submitted by goodisonfarghana on June 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AxaA x bbaA xcacA
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 787
Words 158
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 1, 4, 5

Farghana Goodison

Born in 1985 in Johannesburg South Africa, grew up with mom and gran and 5 elder brothers, matriculated in 2003, was not able to further studies , due to financial constraints. Loves writing and it comes naturally. Aspiring to become a published poet. more…

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