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Alaskan Nights

I want to take a walk along the pier I'll then drain out my eyes upon the shore I wonder why he ever put me here The sea - it seems to feel more than we dare To manifest the lust it has for gore I want to take a walk along the pier Impossible it is my life to steer A horse unbridled gallops all the more I wonder why he ever put me here A night of blackness is a cause for fear Alaskan night. I do not know what for I want to take a walk along the pier And if that walk (I hope) is not so sheer I'll ponder me down to the very core I wonder why he ever put me here To warn the masses that the end is near And tell them heaven shut its narrow doors I then will take a walk along the shore And ponder why he ever put me here

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Keith Bickerstaffe

Date: 12/19/2008 10:46:00 AM

Perfect form and execution... the necessary repeats are most effective. Fine rhyming anf faultless flow. BRAVO my friend! Best wishes, Keith

Denis Joe

Date: 12/10/2008 10:50:00 AM

'Impossible it is my life to steer' is a little awkward. i read it through a couple of times and still feel that it doesn't work. But this is a great use of the form. the repetition is good and adds a lot to the stress of the narrative. I'm not sure I agree with the feeling of the poem but that doesn't extract from the skillfullness that has gone into producing it.