Stardust
You loved that song
I had forgotten
Until this moment
Now my heart aches
You loved daisies too
I will not forget again
I would carve it all into my palms
Before I too am
Stardust
(Prompt: Write a poem that starts and ends with the same word. It can be short, but it has to be at least five lines long. If you can’t think of your own word to start and end with here are my suggestions: hope, stardust, cheese, sleep, and shoes.)
Oh, this brought the beauty and wistfulness of that song to me, and it set the tone for the whole poem. That sudden memory leading to fresh daisies made this poignant. Come the end, I saw the idea of ending with Stardust the word, but you intimate the close of life with stardust, so when I returned to the first line I imagined you when you first fell in love.
Quite an elegant and lovely poem!
Thank you so much, I’m truly touched by your thoughtful response to my poem. It is about a loved one who has passed on, and though not a lover, it is beautiful to me to also see that story through your eyes. 🙂
Brings to mind the love for someone lost and the desire to keep their memory alive. The idea of carving something into the palms is a visceral and effective image. And stardust used twice but starting with a song and ending in eternal existence is beautifully done.
Lovely poem that pivots on a beautiful song. You rose to the moment with this – your poem matched the song. Very poignant.
Thank you so much, this one is definitely my favourite 🙂
This was–as already mentioned–lovely and elegant. Thank you for sharing your heart with us!
Thank you very much. Usually at this point I’d be silly, but I was inspired as soon as I saw the word stardust. 🙂