Harry Horsman Poet Sonnet

Goodbye Ii

Oh the word that strikes mortal as of knife
puncture’s a wretched heart, a life in plight,
bequeathed in good faith, oh yes so rife
yet to a forlorn soul it does one smite.
Is it not that time of a lovers mind
under the moon and stars, nothing amiss,
where thoughtfulness of a heavenly kind
not the doom, gloom of an endless abyss.
So the word that disjoins is deemed to be
the ending of a friendship so extreme,
because together lovers belong, free
free of this word that loses self esteem.
Yet what to do if from this word refrain,
borrow from another “Auf Wiedersehn”?

© Harry J Horsman 2012

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Richard Lamoureux December 3, 2012 at 5:50 PM I feel like I have traveled back to a time of castles, knights and mystisism. I love the mood you created with your choice of language.

Modupe Sefunmi November 28, 2012 at 3:10 AM Lovely write! Thanks so much for my placement in your Goodbye Contest.

Dan Kearley November 20, 2012 at 10:30 AM Very nice Harry... Alot of feeling in these words.... Goodbye... :o)

Sukmawati Komala November 18, 2012 at 11:51 PM amazing sonnet dear Harry.. enjoyed !! thank you for sharing your great verse..<3 SK

Len Gasun November 17, 2012 at 9:31 PM An outstanding sonnet, Harry! I enjoyed reading it! Good luck on a big win my friend! Thanks for the wonderful comments on my poem! love/hugs, Leonora

Voahanitriniaina Rabary-Andriamanday November 17, 2012 at 5:10 AM So hard and sad to say "Auf Wiedersehen" to THE loved one, true! A very well written sonnet, indeed! A gem...Best wishes for the contest! Blessings, Hanitra

Elizabeth Wesley November 16, 2012 at 12:01 PM Ah Harry, you bring such pathos in your verse about rejected love. I don't know of anything else that takes so much out of us with all the highs and lows. You did the whole experience justice! Love, Elizabeeth

Jon A Cavanaugh November 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM Wonderful poem. "Bye" have a wonderful weekend.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart November 16, 2012 at 2:27 AM sensational example of goodbye entry Harry luv about love ..intense vocabulary enhances the theme chosen luv .. so sad u cannot enter your own challenge with this glorious Sonnet .. hope my humble entry meets your expectations ..

Bl Devnath November 15, 2012 at 10:16 AM It's good bye from the depth of the heart, till remains there in. Nice one enjoyed a lot. My sweet friend, loved always, bl

Bukang Liwayway November 15, 2012 at 6:16 AM a great example for your contest. superb write friend Harry..good day. Hugs, Maria :)

Wilma Neels November 15, 2012 at 4:29 AM Harry you captured the emotions perfectly in this example for your contest. Hope you are having a terrific week :) love W

Lucilla Carrillo November 14, 2012 at 6:27 PM Harry, When it's goodbye forever it hurts and hurts a lot. Maybe we should just say ( hasta La vista baby ) Thanks for sharing. Lucilla

Sara Kendrick November 14, 2012 at 5:46 PM Saying good bye is not easy no matter what language is used..Enjoyed reading your work this eve..Your presence at my work was uplifting..Glad you like my few lines about my Princess..A Rottweiler trapped in a Chihuahua's body..Sara

Andrea Dietrich November 14, 2012 at 3:04 PM ahhh, here is your gem posted here on your poetry page. great example for us in your contest, Harry. The sonnet is English, after all!!

Anne-Lise Andresen November 14, 2012 at 10:56 AM Deeply... touching and disappointment ... but so well written Harry - (Hope these feelings are only in your poem) - Have a nice day. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl November 14, 2012 at 10:50 AM ooh gosh I do like this one harry, yes lovers should be free but rarely are. xx