Danse Macabre #5

A defiant tone, I sense here, to match those who flail against their loss. The dead know death, but the living know loss.

A gem wrapped around the bitter light of grief, Craic. I like it.

Cheers, Lady
 
Those moments where one finds oneself in the depths of reflection, an endless litany of questions without the luxury of an answer. some find solace within leaves of a holy book, some snarl, spit and throw a fist to the sky. what do I know, nothing that's what.

thanks for the drop-by and your thoughts, Miss  

Very deep Lep , different for you but still good! Xoxo

ahh, Miss Gigi, diggin' the flattery

thanks most much for the kind words, dear lady

To question...to pick up any grain that feels to the self as truth-eternal learning-That is what I hope for.

This was Wicked Lepp-and deep in a short ink.
Quite Masterful Good Sir!!!

wise words mr soulteaser, easier said than done. in my case it takes a dark quiet place and a couple of splifferoons to set the tone, there's an old Chinese saying loosely translates 'it's incredible to think' I think it speaks volumes

really appreciate your encouragement good fellow, thanks most much    

you're an interesting character RM, glad to have your acquaintance. thanks for the words  

Missus Moon

you're shaking your fist at one of them :) I've yet to experience loss of the kind of magnitude the words relate to, but I can feel it coming (if that makes sense), and it's a powerful thing so I jot it down.

interesting thing (I think) about the above is that the middle stanza is sandwiched by what is essentially four cliches (?)  or at the very least well worn phrases:

only the dead truly know death

all and sundry

tell you a thing or two

and who live and breathe

I think it works ok enough to have repeated the first stanza, feels comfortable to read, probably wouldn't get away with such a blatant chain of phrase like that too many times though

thanks most kind for the visit and words Missus Moon.

shine on yourself    

That's pretty powerful stuff, Al. thanks for that. I think the exclamation marks do good things for the overall tone of the piece. I found this on youtube but there's no words in it:   http://youtu.be/z0glOYQBlSA

I hadn't noticed the caps, god bless your eyesight. I put the #5 in the title because it touches upon the fifth stage

appreciate your eyes and thoughts here, Al. thanks