Amber Booth asks some eternal questions here. And the answers she offers are just a small sampling of the many possibilities.
Heartbreak
By Amber Booth
What sound does a heart make
when it breaks?
The cry of ice too thin,
beneath a misstep?
The splitting of wood,
as a lone tree falls?
Is it the thunder that follows
blue lightning after it fades?
Or the cry of a single wolf
to the harvest moon?
Does it echo like soft, sad patter
of raindrops falling through the trees?
Or is it the empty silence
of a single tear?
Amber, this is simply beautiful. I love every line and believe that a breaking heart can make all these sounds, but o, the last ….
Brilliant!
Lovely poem. The last two lines are my favorite.
Lovely poem. The last two lines are my favorite.
Beautiful poignant poem. Ah, the sounds the breaking makes … for me it is the last.