Just a Walk In the Forest
~ A Halloween Poem ~
Just a walk in the forest, he'd said
No cause for thoughts filled with dread...
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He'd raised his eyes to a sun flashing bright
Eyes squinting at each ray of light
Blazing through openings midst the trees
On the wings of a soft summer breeze
Sweet birds twittering melodious songs
Inviting his feet to glide gaily along
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Perchance you imagine our traveler lost
Darkness abruptly descending
That he's perished in a storm-tossed
Tragic, inevitable ending
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But, my friend, our traveler was not lost
Nor came along fierce storm to him toss
He turned around; returned whence he came
Sun smiling down on him, heart all aflame
With love for his wife, so precious and fair
Who had just finished a tear-stained prayer
And plunged the knife deep in her heart
The note read ~ 'I can't stand we're apart'
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Just a walk in the forest, he'd said
No cause for thoughts filled with dread...
October 23, 2020
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Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2020
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