Eve Roper Poet Lay

Foolish Coward Lei

I follow the gray mist shadow
awaiting dawn, still fray meadow. 

Draught night creaks, cries, and laughter flow, 
amber teardrops stowed trickled slow. 

Within unsteady mortal soul 
left breathless, speechless no control. 

Foolish and a coward betray 
to hear pained wounded donkey bray. 

1/1/2020 

Poetry Contest: LAY It On Me - 8x8 
Sponsored by: Charles Messina 
(8) lines and each line must have ONLY (8) syllables. 
rhyme pattern AA,BB,CC,DD.

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Jean Murray January 17, 2020 at 7:42 AM Lovely Eve. Congradulations on your placement.

Joseph May January 17, 2020 at 7:27 AM Congrats on your win Eve, Nicely done..

Gary Smith January 17, 2020 at 2:39 AM A lovely poem Eve, congrats. :)

Charles Messina January 16, 2020 at 8:17 AM A very deep write, Eve. Very well written with a touch of sadness spiked in. Congratulations on your win! Hugs Charlie

Andrea Dietrich January 5, 2020 at 4:37 PM I like how you ended with the donkey wounded, it goes so well with the title and theme. I don't see how you would think yours was wrong, Eve. You used same rhyming pattern as I did. I kept my lines all together instead of separating into the couplets, so I am hoping THAT does not count against me!

Caren Krutsinger January 4, 2020 at 3:26 AM Amazingly done, not easily read in one sitting, Eve.

Silent One January 2, 2020 at 2:40 PM this one is very deep..

Jessica Renee Dawson January 2, 2020 at 12:51 AM The sounds and flow of the poem is just beautiful

Mahtab Bangalee January 1, 2020 at 9:48 PM good pattern in beautiful rhyming poem and the last couplet allegorically penned