Ritual Memory. by Will Dockery

[Will Dockery]

Ritual Memory.

If these words of love
fell into bad timing
put it away
like a flower in a book.

This place has become a valley
all is lost here in the rain.
but I am older and wiser
and understand the tricks of life.

How sadness and soft light
are a natural form of life.
As is cold rain
in the later part of November.

I feel so old yet not wise
foolhardy as the day I was born.
Put me away
I make a better memory.

I will not rip it out of here
it is an honest poem.
So I will not edit it
why would I even want to do that?

-Will Dockery

[Peter H. Coffin]

Post by Will Dockery
Ritual Memory.

Sorry, but alt.gothic doesn't welcome poetry crossposts. If you've got
something particularly relevant or particularly steeped in parody form
of the gothic subculture, you're welcome to post it directly, but
encouraged to leave off the crossposting.

[seven]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:46:42 -0600, "Peter H. Coffin"

Post by Peter H. Coffin

Post by Will Dockery
Ritual Memory.

Sorry, but alt.gothic doesn't welcome poetry crossposts. If you've got

I rather enjoyed it.

Post by Peter H. Coffin
something particularly relevant or particularly steeped in parody form
of the gothic subculture, you're welcome to post it directly, but
encouraged to leave off the crossposting.

(NC?)
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http://seven.postmodern.com
seven at post modern dot com

[Will Dockery]

Post by seven
I rather enjoyed it.
http://seven.postmodern.com
seven at post modern dot com

Thanks, seven--- I chopped the last verse from a suggestion by Rik
Roots, and I think it works better that way, after all:

Ritual Memory.

If these words of love
fell into bad timing
put it away
like a flower in a book.

This place has become a valley
all is lost here in the rain.
but I am older and wiser
and understand the tricks of life.

How sadness and soft light
are a natural form of life.
As is cold rain
in the later part of November.

I feel so old yet not wise
foolhardy as the day I was born.
Put me away
I make a better memory.

-Will Dockery

[Will-Dockery]

Post by Will Dockery
Ritual Memory.
If these words of love
fell into bad timing
put it away
like a flower in a book.
This place has become a valley
all is lost here in the rain.
but I am older and wiser
and understand the tricks of life.
How sadness and soft light
are a natural form of life.
As is cold rain
in the later part of November.
I feel so old yet not wise
foolhardy as the day I was born.
Put me away
I make a better memory.
I will not rip it out of here
it is an honest poem.
So I will not edit it
why would I even want to do that?
-Will Dockery

One of my better obscure older poems, bookmarked.


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