The Sweetest Sound Poem by Hazel Durham

The Sweetest Sound

Rating: 4.8


No sound was sweeter than you singing the song 'Mandy, '
Caressing, embracing tones,
In perfect pitch, we never felt alone,
Stable jockey with blond hair, blue eyes,
Fun was always your character,
Kissed by the beaming sun.



Driving us back to the Heath House,
Where our mobile homes stood proudly,
With darkened sky,
Car headlights shining on the glistening, rain soaked, country roads,
We chatted, laughing at the sheer joy of the life we sowed,
Just four co-workers, friends, young and free,
Passing by tall trees, branches reaching out crookedly,
Ready to touch our souls.



Stars twinkling showing the way to different galaxies,
Were in orbit, on a spinning top,
Then you start singing our anthem, 'Mandy, '
In soothing, mellow tones, going so deep,
Moving us to feel in our hearts, to weep.



Life was a show stopping caberet,
Woven with riding thoroughbred horses,
Highly strung, finely tuned,
Feeling their power beneath us, muscles contracting,
Striding out like elastic stretching,
Galloping around the Heath on its clay surface,
We relished the fast pace,
At one with beautiful animals of amazing structure,
Ready to race.



We shone with health but we had no wealth,
The drive back was a concert,
With you the star attraction,
A solo performance outstanding,
Sending us rocketing to a moon landing,
Freedom was finding living on the edge untamed,
Living was our taste of fame,
In our galaxy of four glowing stars.



The future turned out to be, not so kind to us,
But those moments now captured in words,
Of our pleasure of hearing the sweetest sound,
Along many miles with such wide smiles,
The moon bowing in respect to our friendship intact,
With our extreme wealth of happiness,
For a short time, before the fall,
I treasure such precious memories,
For the eternal light inside us all.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
In memory of my two young friends taken in their prime.
Beautiful memories of such happiness and the sweetest sound!
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Nasarudheen Parameswaran 16 April 2013

Good experience well written.

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 16 April 2013

Eternal light of d soul oh my yor freeverse wording is exquisite here. I so enjoyd yor superb muse here. I hope u like mine too.

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Xelam Kan™ 17 April 2013

story of the sweet past with full colors and contrast bring heavenly hue in yours idyllic view that made our hearts serene, loving and composed........ Hazel...another grt composition from the past memories. sweet lines with great country music.......

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Valerie Dohren 17 April 2013

Beautiful tribute to your friends Hazel, some lovely and inspired lines.

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Paul Brookes 17 April 2013

Beautiful graceful lines filled with bitter sweet memories, great write. BB: O)

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Dr Dillip K Swain 12 November 2022

A sweet poem dear poetess.... appreciated. Top score!

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Chinedu Dike 15 December 2019

Well expressed thoughts and feelings, very heartfelt with strong emotions. Really a captivating narrative piece. Thanks for sharing, Hazel.

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Mizzy ........ 27 August 2016

That last verse really hit home..... but the poem contains a great life lesson. Memories like these are really special. Well worth the read.....thanks for sharing Hazel.

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Elena Sandu 30 May 2013

I love those unique moments when everything will connect rightly, that feel of happy being to come out as a life memory. Grateful for such a beautiful share, thank you!

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Sally Plumb Plumb 30 May 2013

I live close to Newmarket and your chapter relating to horses reminded me of the thoroughbreds there.Great!

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