Secrets In A Locket
A Cold Dying Ember
i got lost in a secret
it made my heart smile
i promised to keep it
if for only a while
*
this one little secret
could light cities on fire
the tiniest floweret
i have agreed to conspire
*
i keep it in my pocket
keep it close to my side
i wear it in a locket
a silver chain and rawhide
*
no one will ever
get me to confess
i'm a little bit harder
to fool, i guess
*
i'll stay lost in the secret
no, i won't tell a soul
and to be quite honest
it should never be told
*
if i must, i will bury it
deep underground
in a sacred, secret garden
that can never be found
*
i'll cover it, with wildflowers
stir the leaves all around
i'll protect it from showers
and those nosey ol' hounds
*
tending the vines of september
growing luscious and tall
till no-one remembers
i had a secret at all
*
a cold dying ember
turned to ash in the breeze
escaping surrender
way up, over the trees
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (14)
A secretive poem, about a secret! Very nicely done.
Your lovely poetic has immersive imagery knitted together with mysterious undertones of emotions. A beautiful poem. Congratulations Kelli! 🥰
I think the beauty grows with the passing of each verse!
Very beautifully done!
Oh wow, Kelli, this was so good. I felt like I was reading a legend, a mythical tale. I can't tell you how much I liked this!
i love readinhg it
CONGRATULATION ON TS. This was so beautiful.
This is lovely 😍
Captivating nature poem!!! Loved it!!! ❤️❤️💕Congratulations on Top Story too!!!
The whimsy in this is just lovely 🤍
Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is how a secret should be kept!
made me smile
Enjoyed the poem. And for some reason, I really like the "keep it" rhyme with "secret".
That's okay. I didn't want to know anyway. That didn't work? Gosh darn it! Love the poem, BTW.