Smoke and Ashes | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Smoke and Ashes

Smoke and Ashes

July 24, 2014
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
More by this author
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile

I leave my reflection on the glass,
as I walk away.
My memories a distant smoke,
filled with ashes,
as they fog the air.
The sky crying
its broken tears.

© Kate R., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I have so many memories from my past. I'm sure, almost everyone does. You have to let go of the past, or it will do something to you. You don't have to forget your past, you have to let go. You have to forgive yourself. Make your skies turn to blue instead of gray. Turn your tears to roses. Inspiration goes to God and from listening to Evanescence Radio.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Pretentious
By Kimora Braithwaite
Indian Trail, NC
Poetry
Silence
By bitty09 SILVER
Claymont, Delaware
bitty09 SILVER, Claymont, Delaware
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Lightning
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
The Ending
By OurFrost GOLD
Galt, California
OurFrost GOLD, Galt, California
10 articles 1 photo 4 comments
View profile
Poetry
Alice
By Keasbey GOLD
La Habra Heights, California
Keasbey GOLD, La Habra Heights, California
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who's left me so many times. I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who won't answer my call."

View profile
Poetry
The Backyard
By CarlyG GOLD
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
CarlyG GOLD, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do." H. Jackson Brown Jr.

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 6 comments.

EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 31 2014 at 9:57 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile
Thank you ^_^ I'll try to use your corrections ^_^ thank you for being honest.
Longlegs GOLD said...
on Jul. 31 2014 at 8:32 am
Longlegs GOLD, Greeneville, Tennessee
16 articles 0 photos 84 comments
View profile
Again, very good and creative, but difficult to understand the point.
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2014 at 7:25 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile
Thank you so much, booklover303! ^_^ thank you for commenting on my poem! ^_^
booklover303 SILVER said...
on Jul. 26 2014 at 7:13 pm
booklover303 SILVER, Morgan Hill,
8 articles 5 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency." -Henry Louis Mencken

View profile
wow this is really good and inspirational!!! :)
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2014 at 6:41 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile
Thank you so much, my friend! 
RosaPandora BRONZE said...
on Jul. 26 2014 at 1:49 pm
RosaPandora BRONZE, Nicholasville, Kentucky
1 article 10 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne

View profile
This is beautiful. Your poetry is just amazing