Separation poetry contest
William Kekaula sponsored
aabb cc dd rhyme sequence, 10 syllables each line
Written 27/02/2026
The river of love is dry, heart is dead, music sepulchral, both had wept and said, the door is locked and silence reigns within, the battle is lost, nothing here to win. tears no longer flow, and no reason to, the birds fly past in silence as they go, garden is desolate, roses have dried, no remorse that the bond has been untied, who can solve the riddle of broken heart, where deep love and trust had once played a part, the fading glimmer of setting evening, darkness fills where once was new beginning. No hope or wish to reorder days past, the field has been scorched black and all is lost, I walk in slow steps to life on my own, memories live on, but I shall not mourn.
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