Broken by burdens of mornings,
lumpy with absence
her pillow
cannot bring comfort
of nescience,
she raises at dawn
with shadows of dusk
and the dust of their discords
waiting to greet her
when later returning
greeting the voids
of abandonment,
he left her.
Victor Hugo
Today Linda hosts the quadrille at dVerse and the word today is Morning
It has been a long break from writing but now I am back. I can say that most of the time I have been absent with a 1320 km long hike that took me and my wife through the mountain range of Sweden.
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August 22, 2022
Björn Rudbergs writings 
What an adventure you’ve been on this summer. Love this darkly moody poem.
I’m just gonna live here for a little while:
“Broken by burdens of mornings”
Breathtaking.
Not all mornings are wonderful.
Title and illustration are so intriguing, Björn, and this is such a bleak poem! I like the play on Cat Stevens’ song title in the alliterative phrase ‘broken by burdens of mornings’, the pillow ‘lumpy with absence’, and the further alliteration in the lines:
‘with shadows of dusk
and the dust of their discords’.
1320 miles! And if the poem doesn’t sparkle it isn’t the morning’s fault!
1320 km, 820 miles
Right. Well done! I admire the effort!
“lumpy with absence” conveys so much in this bleak but brilliant quadrille.
Glad to see you back, Björn, after your break.
You’ve still got it Bjorn- dark and strangely intoxicating.
“Broken by burdens of mornings” So beautiful… and I can completely relate.
Nice to read your gloomy poems again. So dark, so sad. Burdens of mornings.
Welcome back, Bjorn. Sounds like you had a wonderful time in the Mountains. You poem is full of imagery! I love these lines:
with shadows of dusk
and the dust of their discords
waiting to greet her
Welcome back! I think this guy needs to go back to bed but fluff that pillow first! The image is perfect! 🖤
Hi Bjorn!! It is good to see you again, I like this 44-word heart-breaker. Tells it like it is, been there. But since one kid and 49 years married again, this second one should stick.
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Welcome back Bjorn. That first line is eye catching!
nouns, verbs, adjectives of mutual strife, the “dust of discord” is draining and can suffocate. I read through this a few times and can’t figure out who left whom. Maybe it was a mutual parting?
That said, WELCOME BACK. You have been dearly missed, Bjorn.
Your opening lines pulled me in,
“Broken by burdens of mornings,
lumpy with absence
her pillow
cannot bring comfort.”
I feel it and I don’t have any words to say what it is.
“lumpy with absence
her pillow
cannot bring comfort
of nescience,”
Beautifully said. Glad to see you back, Bjorn. 🙂
Wonderful – how you capture the inescapable emptiness of lost love.
Amazing! Welcome back. 🙂
“greeting the voids
of abandonment,”
Nice one
Welcome back Björn
Much💖love
I love “Broken by burdens of mornings,”
and the image of that pillow says so much.
It’s good to see you back–quite a trip!
‘Shadows of dusk’ really stuck out for me. You have captured abandonment so well in your poem.
“with shadows of dusk
and the dust of their discords”
Love this language of darkness. Welcome back!
Oh wow, powerful and beautifully haunting poem.
Welcome back, Björn! This is a beautiful, sad poem ~ exquisitely written.
❤
David