Amy's Comet
She was like an oasis in a very dry desert
A breath of fresh air in a toxic place filled with a lot of pain and hurt
She was only here for one year of high school when I wished she could have stayed for all four
The memories she left behind only made me want her more
You will never experience anything quite like Amy's Comet
The more you experience it, the more you are going to want it
The experience won't last long but you will want it to last forever
You will always remember and cherish the memories you and her had together
She was unique and different when everyone else was the status quo
She was a bright, shining angel, when everyone eles was a devil in provacative clothes
She was sweet and kind when everyone else was vindictive and mean
She was deep and thought provoking as they were shallow as could be
You will never experience anything quite like Amy's Comet
The more you experience it, the more you are going to want it
The experience won't last long but you will want it to last forever
You will alwys remember and cherish the memories you and her had together
They all stayed behind, while she was the one who had to leave
It seems the ones I connect with the most are the ones that move away from me
But it's the quality and not quanity of time with her that I must always remember
Because something so true and good mostly never really lasts forever
You will never experience anything quite like Amy's Comet
The more you experience it, the more you are going to want it
The experience won't last long but you will want it to last forever
You will always remember and cherish the memories you and her had together
From Broken and Burned Bridges
Copyright 2020 Resisting Distress Publishing
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I am a writer who writes poetry & plays. I have also written a short film & I created an animated series on You Tube. Included on Power Poetry are seventy poems from my five poetry collections, Rhymes With A Reason, Too Much Unwanted Noise, Broken and Burned Bridges, Dying On The Inside and Fool’s Gold and Fool’s Paradise
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Deeply personal tribute to specific person Amy; autobiographical high school memory.
Multiple ideas per 10 lines; moderate density with repetitive refrain structure.
Bittersweet longing; nostalgia and affection tempered by loss and absence.
Steady, measured tone; emotional but not kinetically intense or explosive.
Approximately 32 lines; falls in 31-60 range with repeated refrain section.
Rich metaphors (comet, oasis, angel); similes and personification throughout.
Pure lyric first-person reflection; internal emotional voice throughout poem.
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