Is Well and Love

¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ is ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ well ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
And ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ love.

¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ the ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ocean,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ commotion!
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ unstain'd and pure,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ far and wide
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ she ¦¦¦ lived ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ to love me.

¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ this ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ savage ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ scene,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
And frantic hurry ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
To ¦¦¦¦¦¦ pursue, and ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
Rush in, drag down, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Then - ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ turn away!
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ mood ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ tamed,
¦¦¦ soothed each wound ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ thou ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ love me!


(Blackout of To a Lock of Hair by Sir Walter Scott)
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Hind Avatar
August 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
wow, the best of BlackOuts <3
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
amazing skill!
Andresen Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
- You nailed this great, Kim ... tempts me to try this poem form - ... maybe ... maybe not :))) - doesn't look easy - hugs
Rodrigues Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Do it..if you like it, then enter. If not try again.
Harp Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Oh Boy, Kim. I love the way this turned out. Well done. Moon Harp
Rodrigues Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Thank you! Have tried a couple before this but couldn’t come up with anything decent.
Smith  Avatar
August 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Not sure Walter saw this poem inside his - well done.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Thank you!
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