Celadon Ceramics
Celadon ceramics are collecting years of dust
On stands of ebony with iron legs of ornate rust
In a sitting room where poetry was whispered in her ear
On a satin pillowed sofa as she listened with a tear
So gently you reached out to take her dainty hand in yours
Then she withdrew with billowed dress through the courtyard doors
In the darkness of the night you held a billion stars at bay
As you tried to capture the sweet love that took your breath away
The carpets on the tiled floors are eaten by the moths
As through the years with painful tears you sadly pace across
The echoes of the laughter and the music of the past
Dancing through the corridors of dreams that did not last
©Kay Salady
Posted on September 30, 2011, in poetry and tagged dreams, laughter, music, poetry, sitting room, sweet love, tears, whispered. Bookmark the permalink. 21 Comments.
Kay Salady's Poetry 
Beautifully written, very sad and melancholy, I loved it!
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Thank you so much! I wrote this one thinking of a man from China.
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hmmm I love it, the ending, quite poetic!!! 🙂
happy gooseberry day!!!
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/gaietys-two-step/
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echoes of laughter and music of past,
These are incredible imagery,
🙂
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Another beautiful write, Kay. Very vivid and lovely.
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Thanks Charles! Love the duckie gravatar! Sooo cute! xoXox
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Lovely rhythm and sounds.
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That was beautiful. Thanks for writing that. Here’s mine:
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Thank you, and you’re welcome Christopher!
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Dear Kay Salady
Wow.. what lovely memories and poweful imagery of loss…. some times our memories are all that is left of her… the way you started with giving the environment of that room where some thoughts verses and poetry were whispered… and then taking on to the loss… I could relate to it so much..
I loved your lines…
‘In a sitting room where poetry was whispered in her ear
On a satin pillowed sofa as she listened with a tear’
lovely imagery… thanks for sharing…
Shashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/10/whispers-love-and-loss-butterfly.html
At twitter @VerseEveryDay
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Dear Shashi:
Thank you very much for your kind compliments regarding my poem, Celadon Ceramics.
I am very pleased that you have found pleasure within the lines of my poetry and felt that you could relate to the story it tells.
It is my greatest joy to bring happiness to others.
Much Love,
Kay Salady, Author, A Teardrop Fell
Featured Author, Global Light Minds Magazine
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The whole thing is amazing, but those last two lines…sigh…just beautifully sad. ♥ Wonderful!
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Thank you, Kellie! ♥
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Kay, This is elegant and very visual. The scene unfolded before my eyes. Very nice.
Namaste…………cj
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Then I have achieved the excellence I was striving for. Namaste, Cj!
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A most enjoyable haunting piece, I love this!
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Beautiful words and great imagery!
These lines were stellar 🙂
As through the years with painful tears you sadly pace across
The echoes of the laughter and the music of the past
Dancing through the corridors of dreams that did not last
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So well written and this was very sad but such a joy to read. happy picnic
http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/03/memories-and-photographs-of-you/
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the darkness of the night you held a billion stars at bay-this one is floating in my day dreamers head well done and thanks !
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well said 🙂 ! Very sweet and lovely
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never more beautiful kay.. tq for coming by– was a bit busy lol haha!
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