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Lady In Waiting

A thousand years ago and more
upon a strange and distant shore
a maiden wept.
She watched and waited long in vain
within her heart a mounting pain,
she seldom slept.

O that my love might come to me
she cried her silent, doleful plea,
a stifled moan.
The sun would rise, the sun would set,
and still the lovers never met,
she stood alone.

Then hove a sail in view one dawn
as seabirds sang in tuneful song
to welcome home,
the one whose heart ached for the maid
with fortune won, his plans were laid,
no more to roam.

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James Horn

Date: 11/8/2016 10:38:00 AM

KL, Suchhh aa vivid and meaningful poem. Not familiar witth hove. Shove

Keith Logan
Date: 11/8/2016 9:05:00 PM

It's a nautical term for the movement of a ship. To hover around; to loiter; to lurk "They tried to hove the freight off the ship"

White Wolf

Date: 9/30/2016 12:45:00 AM

Well worth the read, you have a great style/|\

Keith Logan
Date: 9/30/2016 5:13:00 AM

Having chosen a particular rhythm pattern, the poem practically wrote itself.

Carole Duet

Date: 9/23/2016 3:28:00 PM

I love so many of your poems it's hard for me to pick one but I do a special fondness for this one. BBeautiful!!

Keith Logan
Date: 9/29/2016 11:02:00 PM

Carole, You are too kind. Thank you very much.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 9/13/2016 7:55:00 PM

This is a happy poem I enjoyed reading your poetry.

Keith Logan
Date: 9/14/2016 5:51:00 AM

Most of my output is happy (with one two exceptions written when I was at Death's door). Even at that time most of my writing was upbeat.

Daniel Turner

Date: 9/11/2016 7:33:00 AM

Very well written,Keith. A very pleasant read. Great subject too!

Keith Logan
Date: 9/11/2016 6:36:00 PM

I am glad the subject matter gained your approval. It tickled me somewhat to write it. I was experimenting with different rhythm patterns at the time.

Keith Logan

Date: 9/10/2016 10:04:00 PM

The lady lived contentedly within a castle by the sea, for time unending. As daily she watched o'er the water, she and her devoted daughter household mending. Her spouse yet was lion hearted but from her side had not departed, come what may. Though others went to war for glory, he knew too well the age old story; how women pray. Soon enough would come in sight some educated noble knight his charge to wed. Till then husband and proud father would the sweetest love in-gather, his soul well fed.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/10/2016 10:11:00 AM

Kieth, this reminds me somewhat of the way I write sometimes. So of course i love this one! Have you been here before and removed your poems? Your name seems familiar but I see only a few poems. Anyway, this one deserves a FAVE.

Keith Logan
Date: 9/10/2016 9:48:00 PM

I am glad to hear we have similar styles and will look up your poetry shortly. As to being here before, no though I have been around the internet for quite a while and so have visited many poetry sites over the years, such as Salty Dreams, Mary's different sites and the Poetry Place, All Poetry and Neopoet, and probably others I have forgotten.