In the jar of monotony I fell in so deep
Forgot how it feels to hold loving hand
Never stood still since I left my homeland
So far from loved ones my heart fell asleep
Did not want the pain, did not want to weep
My dream fell apart, that’s not what I planned
Never intended to build castles in the sand
I struggled I battled I started to creep
Now I still yearn but I found my way
I found what I needed I relieved my pain
I know I am on the right track today
I’m brought back to life, I’m hopeful again
Where I am right now I will always stay
Thanks to you my friends – Happy I’ll remain
MON'S CHAMBER OF THOUGHTS 
A great depth of feeling instilled here…many thanks for sharing!
your a great writer,emotions well captured!
Brilliant – great construction, moving words, and nice picture… Loved it!
Lovely resolution – deep feeling expressed in so few words – the shape of the piece helps convey the emotion.
…as an ex-patriot i appreciate your poetry…there is a proverb in czech…learn a new language, get a new hart…one cannot grow backwards….i am happy to be undutchably unamerican…further up & futher in….^^~~~~~
do you know apollinaire, mademoiselle?
“Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles et des branches…”
-Verlaine
je suis povrette et ancienne
although we once gave you a gilded rose
we do not love you as such but something
more than death distills from our velvet lips
such fragrance requires subtle harmony
qui rien ne sçay
love as we are is not a solitaire
gem but a chemical star melting midnight
whose hips birth both full moons and crimson tides
the tight scent of musk igniting stardust
je suis povrette et ancienne
although you once shattered my diamond snake
we love you not for such but for nothing
less than what unfurls from your sordid kiss
such naiveté suckles dark mendacity
qui rien ne sçay
whose hand is it resting on this vacant chest
if not yours then our children remain unblest
we are not if we forget apollinaire
“Sois sage, ô ma doleur, et tiens-toi plus tranquille…”
-Baudelaire
mark emmanuel christopher valentine
(© 22 november 201
Mon,
Leaving the safe, comfortable, and familiar is always difficult, and longing for those comforts is only natural and human but having the courage to overcome the fears of losing those things, (which you never do) is courageous and commendable. I enjoyed your writing style, and the depth of emotion with which you write.
Paul
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