Between Storms
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* I had a friend who made this very sacrifice ... this is in his memory *
Caught between two storms
Payne's Gray painted hurricane
A tempest that churns ... inward
A girl waits, you see ...
Hopes dangling on a new heart
The perfect match thrums my chest
I have filled life's cup ...
Sipped of the sweet and bitter
Stained welcomes with its nectar
Worked until weary ...
Loved to depths and with passion
Swum up souls like rivers, sweet
Regrets? Yes ... and dreams
But if 'twere mine once again
I would surely live the same
Still, I'm in no rush ...
I've gazed the reaper's dim eyes
Felt his keen breath on my neck
I don't welcome him ...
But there's a new life, precious
A little cherub, dying ...
Let this storm take me
One last swim in the cold brine
One last gift ... for an angel.
~ 4th Place ~ in the "Fives And Sevens" Poetry Contest, Joseph May, Judge & Sponsor.
(Syllables = 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7 ... counted at HowManySyllables.com)
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2019
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