A Wistful Muse

The night it seems, a wistful muse
     as evening’s peach begins to bruise
with shadows stretched in brooding streams
      A wistful muse, the night it seems

      A mystic swath, transcending prose
   Rewrites the night with grand compose
         The Milky Way, a bardic froth
    Transcending prose, a mystic swath

       A spell is cast, when light has fled
  Unwound from angst of unknown thread
    Then spun in words of splendor - vast
       When light has fled, a spell is cast 

                    Swap Quatrain
                      14 Jun 2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 6/29/2020 2:52:00 PM
This is awesome, so beautifully written. Well deserved placement.
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Date: 6/28/2020 6:33:00 PM
I enjoyed your wistful muse, David, especially the line "with shadows stretched in brooding streams". Congratulations on your top placement with your swap quatrain ~ John
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Date: 6/28/2020 5:12:00 PM
So glad your poem did well in the contest. Congrats, David.
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Date: 6/28/2020 3:40:00 PM
"A Wistful Muse" flows with a melody, great write David, Congrats on your win
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Date: 6/28/2020 2:48:00 PM
Love the depth in your words David. Congratulations on your win :)
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Date: 6/17/2020 5:46:00 PM
ohhhh, so lovely!! You know how to swap those quatrains! MEW! (my captcha)
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