DUST COVERS

Alas it is the curse of those who must
Write their dreams alone in passing dust
Never knowing when they came and went
Staid within a shadow’s breadth and length

Soft breezes carry off the whispered lies
A passion never lived so slowly dies
Its dreams written alone in passing dust
Deny the death of passion for they must
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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July 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Wow, great write, John Lawless! Tight, condensed, meaningul - well done!
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July 12, 2024 at 8:20 PM
A poem of good use of time. But time goes too fast, at times. The title fits the story.
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